Dry Lakes Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Dry Lakes Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 770 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,351 – 6,122 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98456, -120.38704
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
Directions
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Dry Lakes Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,351–6,121 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.98456, -120.38704
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Dry Lakes Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Dry Lakes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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