Inspiration Point–Lake Alpine, 6 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. The route passes Lake Alpine before reaching Inspiration Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 966 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,310 – 7,904 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bee Gulch Trailhead 38.48251, -119.99147
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Inspiration Point–Lake Alpine, 6 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 7,310–7,904 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bee Gulch Trailhead · 38.48251, -119.99147
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Alpine.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Inspiration Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Lakeshore Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 250 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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