Antler Point–Grant Lake, 6 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route passes Grant Lake and McCreery Lake before reaching Antler Point at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,116 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,598 – 2,986 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yerba Buena Trail 37.34285, -121.71585
Nearest town Evergreen, CA
Directions
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Antler Point–Grant Lake, 6 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,116 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,597–2,987 ft
Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park
Trailhead: Yerba Buena Trail · 37.34285, -121.71585
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yerba Buena Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Grant Lake.
- 0.1 miPass McCreery Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Pala Seca Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Antler Point, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Antler Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pala Seca Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% gravel7% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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