Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Lake Alpine, CA. The route reaches Frog Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,320 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,359 – 8,665 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead 38.48083, -119.98592
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,320 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,359–8,664 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead · 38.48083, -119.98592
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pack Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Frog Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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