Frog Lake–Corral Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Frog Lake–Corral Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near San Martin, CA. The route passes Frog Lake before reaching Frog Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,237 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Frog Lake–Corral Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,404–3,017 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Corral Trail · 37.18696, -121.54665
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corral Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Manzanita Point Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hobbs Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Frog Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Flat Frog Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hobbs Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Frog Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Frog Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hobbs Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flat Frog Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Hobbs Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Manzanita Point Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:34 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fish Trail–Forest Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Corral Trail & Springs Trail via Manzanita Point Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Manzanita Point–China Hole Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- Manzanita Point Road–Monument Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 390 ft
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