Little Lake - Sherwood Trail
10 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Little Lake - Sherwood Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Whiskey Springs, CA. It climbs 1,815 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Lake - Sherwood Trail
10 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 106–1,007 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.39183, -123.68598
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wagon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Little Lake - Sherwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Brandon Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Riley Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Little Lake - Sherwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Brandon Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Little Lake - Sherwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 1.6 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Wagon Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
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