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.
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canada de Pala Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Hotel Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Bass Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Bass Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bass Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Hotel Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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