Mokelumne Wilderness

Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,199 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Lake Alpine, CA. The route reaches Frog Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,199 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,435 – 8,665 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road 38.48161, -120.01782
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA

Directions

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Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,199 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,435–8,664 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road · 38.48161, -120.01782

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Silvertip Campground Road, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 300 ftBear left onto Pack Trail, heading N.
  9. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miReach Frog Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 4.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 350 ftSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.5 miSharp right onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Silvertip Campground Road, heading N.
  19. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

34% dirt2% paved1% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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