AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Divide Lake–Burrill (Divide Lake) Road Spur A, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Divide Lake–Burrill (Divide Lake) Road Spur A, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Waseck, CA. The route reaches Divide Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 852 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,140 – 3,560 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.22528, -123.72217
Nearest town Waseck, CA
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Divide Lake–Burrill (Divide Lake) Road Spur A, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 3,139–3,560 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.22528, -123.72217

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Burrill (Divide Lake) Road Spur A, heading N.
  2. 2.4 miBear left onto Burrill (Divide Lake) Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miReach Divide Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear right onto Burrill (Divide Lake) Road Spur A, heading SW.
  5. 2.4 miArrive 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/divide-lake-out-back

Trail surface

75% gravel25% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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