AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Curtz Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Curtz Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Markleeville, CA. The route reaches Curtz Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 769 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,627 – 6,195 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.72994, -119.76820
Nearest town Markleeville, CA
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Curtz Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,628–6,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.72994, -119.76820

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miReach Curtz Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/curtz-lake-curtz-lake-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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