AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

French Meadows Reservoir & Western States Trail

7 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 38 min

French Meadows Reservoir & Western States Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Goggins, CA. The route reaches French Meadows Reservoir. It climbs 599 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,253 – 5,742 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12343, -120.42526
Nearest town Goggins, CA
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French Meadows Reservoir & Western States Trail

7 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,253–5,742 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.12343, -120.42526

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass French Meadows Reservoir.
  3. 3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach French Meadows Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 3 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/french-meadows-reservoir-out-back-19-km-cad2

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Goggins, California