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Half Moon Lake–Disaster Creek Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Half Moon Lake–Disaster Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. The route reaches Half Moon Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 563 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,396 – 8,580 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Creek Trail 38.49637, -119.79641
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA
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Half Moon Lake–Disaster Creek Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 8,397–8,578 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Creek Trail · 38.49637, -119.79641

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wolf Creek Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Disaster Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Halfmoon Lake Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach Half Moon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Disaster Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Wolf Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 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/half-moon-lake-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 77°55°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 81°54°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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