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Joseph D. Grant County Park

Bass Lake–Bass Lake Trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,141 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Bass Lake–Bass Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route reaches Bass Lake. It climbs 2,141 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,411 – 2,566 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canada de Pala Trail 37.32867, -121.68275
Nearest town Evergreen, CA
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Bass Lake–Bass Lake Trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,141 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,412–2,567 ft

Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park

Trailhead: Canada de Pala Trail · 37.32867, -121.68275

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Canada de Pala Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miSharp right onto Hotel Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Bass Lake Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftPass Bass Lake.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Loop Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bass Lake Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Hotel Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miSharp left onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bass-lake-bass-lake-loop-9-km-1d14

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F49°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Mon 69°45°
Tue 85°47°
Wed 90°59°
Thu 85°54°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 84°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:34 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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