Inyo Craters Loop
Mammoth Scenic Loop · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- ~10.5 mi loop (predominantly forest road)
- Elevation
- 7,700-8,150 ft; ~700 ft climbing
- Best season
- Late spring-fall; winter access is ski/snowshoe only
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc
- Signature trails
- The Crater Circuit · Floating Pumice
- Ebike
- Yes
- Ebike note
- Class 1 e-MTB welcome on the forest-road loop; the short crater-rim spur is a walking path - leave the bike.
- Intl tip
- Combine it with the short walk to the crater rim and a detour out to the glassy Obsidian Dome nearby - a full morning of Mammoth's volcanic landscape.
The guide
The Inyo Craters loop is a ten-mile cruise through volcanic history - a mellow forest-road circuit that circles a pair of six-h…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Inyo Craters Loop — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.6876, -119.0068