Antler Point–Bass Lake, 8 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route passes Bass Lake before reaching Antler Point at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,398 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,437 – 2,986 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Halls Valley Road 37.33276, -121.71734
Nearest town Evergreen, CA
Directions
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Antler Point–Bass Lake, 8 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,398 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,436–2,987 ft
Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park
Trailhead: Halls Valley Road · 37.33276, -121.71734
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Halls Valley Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Snell Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Barn Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Hotel Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hotel Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bass Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Bass Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading NE.
- 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 miSharp left onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bass Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hotel Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Lower Hotel Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Barn Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Snell Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Halls Valley Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% gravel7% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Halls Valley Road Trailhead
- Barn Trail & Snell Trail via Lower San Felipe Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Bass Lake–Barn Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- McCreery Lake–Barn Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Grant Lake–McCreery Lake, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Barn Trail–Brush Trail, 9 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 895 ft
- Bass Lake–Barn Trail, 6 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,549 ft
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