Indian Creek Reservoir & Curtz Lake
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Indian Creek Reservoir & Curtz Lake is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Alpine Village, CA. The route passes Indian Creek Reservoir before reaching Curtz Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,106 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,591 – 6,195 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.75021, -119.77555
Nearest town Alpine Village, CA
Directions
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Indian Creek Reservoir & Curtz Lake
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 5,590–6,194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.75021, -119.77555
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Indian Creek Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miPass Curtz Lake.
- 50 ftReach Indian Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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