Burton Creek State Park

Cinder Cone & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Cinder Cone & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Lake Forest, CA. The route reaches Cinder Cone at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,353 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 7,641 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18679, -120.12493
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA

Directions

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Cinder Cone & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,320–7,643 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.18679, -120.12493

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miReach Cinder Cone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.9 miSharp right onto Mount Watson Access Road, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 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

75% dirt1% paved24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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