Bass Lake–Barn Trail, 6 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. The route reaches Bass Lake. It climbs 2,549 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,437 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.33156, -121.71539
Nearest town Evergreen, CA
Directions
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Bass Lake–Barn Trail, 6 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,549 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,436–2,730 ft
Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park
Trailhead: 37.33156, -121.71539
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on 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 NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Los Huecos Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Canada de Pala Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Yerba Buena Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bass Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hotel Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Lower Hotel Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Barn Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Snell Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
48% gravel2% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 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
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