Hidden Lake–Silver Lake, 5 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,233 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Hidden Lake–Silver Lake, 5 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Plasse, CA. The route passes Hidden Lake before reaching Silver Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,233 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hidden Lake–Silver Lake, 5 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,233 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 7,295–8,471 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mud Lake 4WD Trail · 38.63472, -120.14128
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Porthole Gap 4WD Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Granite Lake - Hidden Lake Trail (17E23), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miPass Hidden Lake.
- 2.9 miPass Silver Lake.
- 150 ftReach Hidden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Porthole Gap 4WD Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mud Lake 4WD Trail Trailhead
- Mud Lake 4WD Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Mud Lake 4WD Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- Porthole Gap 4WD Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Mud Lake–Long Valley Trail, 4 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Horse Thief Spring–Black Rock Lake, 7 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,582 ft
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