AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elk Lake Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elk Lake Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,469 – 4,951 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elk Lake Road 41.79997, -123.74622
Nearest town Idlewild, CA
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Elk Lake Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,467–4,950 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Elk Lake Road · 41.79997, -123.74622

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 48°F / low 38° · precip 34% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Elk Lake Road, heading SW.
  2. 2.1 miReach Elk Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 48°F38°
Precip34%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 1.9″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 21% rain5 AM: 31% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 52°37°
Sun 53°40° 25%
Mon 69°40°
Tue 72°47°
Wed 74°49°
Thu 56°48°

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