AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kidd Lake via Wagon Train

3.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Kidd Lake via Wagon Train is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. The route reaches Kidd Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,585 – 6,841 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29394, -120.44551
Nearest town Troy, CA
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Kidd Lake via Wagon Train

3.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,585–6,840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.29394, -120.44551

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Wagon Train, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Kidd Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 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/kidd-lake-cascade-lakes-out-back-5-km-aac1

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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