Dry Lakes Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Dry Lakes Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 1,379 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,017 – 5,719 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98456, -120.38704
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
Directions
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Dry Lakes Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 5,016–5,719 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.
- 2.7 miReach Dry Lakes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto South Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Dry Lakes Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Dry Lakes Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft
- 13N76 & South Creek Road 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
- South Fork Trail via Dry Lakes Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft
- 13N71 & South Creek Road 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft
- Wentworth Springs Road 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft
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