Best hikes in Mokelumne Wilderness
Ambleway maps 25 hikes in Mokelumne Wilderness, from a 3.3-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights. The biggest climb is Thunder Mountain–Caples Crest, 7 sights, gaining 4,323 ft, and the network tops out at 10,369 ft.
- Caples Crest–Iron Horse Road, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Winnemucca Lake–Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Lost Lake (west)–Evergreen Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- Caples Lake–Caples Crest Loop, 7 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- Emigrant Lake–Caples Crest, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,876 ft
- Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 2,273 ft
- Fourth of July Peak–Winnemucca Lake, 5 lakes 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
- Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 752 ft
- Deadwood Peak–Upper Blue Lake, 3 summits 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,173 ft
- Grouse Lake–Upper Blue Lake, 3 lakes 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,491 ft
- Wheeler Lake–Emigrant Trail, 4 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,529 ft
- Lower Kinney Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,544 ft
- Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 4 lakes 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,305 ft
- Caples Crest–Carson Emigrant National Recreational Trail Loop, 10 sights 13 mi · ▲ 3,281 ft
- Red Lake–Lost Lake (west), 4 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,924 ft
- Bee Gulch Trail–Cape Horn Trail, 7 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,819 ft
- Fourth of July Lake–Winnemucca Lake, 6 lakes 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,139 ft
- Upper Blue Lake & Frog Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,385 ft
- Frog Lake & Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,483 ft
- The Nipple–Lost Lake (west), 3 lakes 15 mi · ▲ 2,964 ft
- Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,199 ft
- Horse Thief Spring–Black Rock Lake, 7 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,582 ft
- Evergreen Trail & Forestdale Creek Trail via Forestdale Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,814 ft
- Pleasant Valley Road via Pacific Crest Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,864 ft
- Thunder Mountain–Caples Crest, 7 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,323 ft