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4.4 miles
Distance
2,036 ft
Climb
-768 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
1,268 ft
Altitude change
7,242 ft
Altitude min
7,242 ft
Altitude start
8,510 ft
Altitude end
5.4%
Grade
-51.8%
Grade max
69.6%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
299 ft
Distance flat
Parker Bench Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMammoth Lakes
, California -
Ref Number#2603
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State Ranking#6,295 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #12,720 in Trail Running
- #12,860 in Hiking
- #1,926 in Horseback
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
Challenging trail on a bike, but a fun adventure ride. Approach via the forest roads north and east of the bench (not from Parker Lake, which is in wilderness).
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- Last: Jul 19, 2025
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EricBender
Not a good trail for mountain biking. I would recommend it for hiking as it offers some of the best views in the area, but as for MTB it was a terrible experience. Whether you access it from silver lake or from the Parker Bench Road, you will have cramps and will not be happy to be out there. No shame on the trail builders or anyone that enjoys the ride, but the downhill was good for about 1 minute and then hike-a-bike was in full force as me and my friend walked our bikes down the step-downs and overgrown, rocky trail. Could ride sections for like 30 seconds max, but for how much work the uphill was, I would not say the downhill was worth it at all. I can say that I would hike it in the future but will stick to June Lake Loop Trail for the mountain biking side of things.
Edbr
Hard steep and beautiful. Enduro folks will like going downhill towards the stables
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