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Jenkinson Lake

5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Jenkinson Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back near Lakewood Sierra, CA. The route reaches Jenkinson Lake. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,468 – 3,507 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jenkinson Lake Loop 38.73068, -120.54378
Nearest town Lakewood Sierra, CA
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Jenkinson Lake

5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 3,469–3,506 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jenkinson Lake Loop · 38.73068, -120.54378

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jenkinson Lake Loop, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Jenkinson Lake.
  3. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miReach Jenkinson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jenkinson-lake-out-back-7-km-d862

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Lakewood Sierra, California