Emigrant Trail & Osborne Ridge Trail Loop via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Emigrant Trail & Osborne Ridge Trail Loop via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail is a 3.6-mile loop near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Emigrant Trail & Osborne Ridge Trail Loop via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 7,198–7,808 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road · 38.48161, -120.01782
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silvertip Campground Road, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Osborne Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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