Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 3 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Roaring Camp near Mount Hermon, CA. The route passes Duck Pond and Mill Pond before reaching Cable Car Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 417 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 663 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail 37.04404, -122.05381
Nearest town Mount Hermon, CA
Directions
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Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 3 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 255–661 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Camp
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail · 37.04404, -122.05381
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Bear Mountain stop 297 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Cable Car Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
75°53°
Wed
79°52°
Thu
92°55°
Fri
103°61°
Sat
99°61°
Sun
95°57°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bear Mountain stop 297 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Bear Mountain Trail 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- John C. Fremont Tree–Mill Pond, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Statues via Bear Mountain Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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