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Lower Woodchuck Trail–Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lower Woodchuck Trail–Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 538 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,340 – 7,799 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trailhead 38.48024, -119.98958
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
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Lower Woodchuck Trail–Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,341–7,799 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trailhead · 38.48024, -119.98958

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

  1. Start on Lakeshore Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Woodchuck Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miReach Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left onto Three Creeks, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/inspiration-point-out-back-9-km-e75a

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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