Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.6-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, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 645 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 732 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.04246, -122.04964
Nearest town Mount Hermon, CA
Directions
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Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 4 lakes
3.6 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 284–731 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Camp
Trailhead: 37.04246, -122.04964
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 416 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Statues, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Ballz, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Your Sister, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cable Car Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Upper Ballz, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Statues, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt50% 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 416 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bear Mountain–Bear Mountain Trail, 3 sights 1.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- John C. Fremont Tree–Mill Pond, 4 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- The Wedding Tree–Mill Pond, 5 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 501 ft
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