Dry Lakes Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Dry Lakes Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 1,232 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,017 – 5,719 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98456, -120.38704
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
Directions
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Dry Lakes Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,017–5,719 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.98456, -120.38704
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto South Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dry Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto South Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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