Kirkwood Lake & Kirkwood Lake Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Kirkwood Lake. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,661 – 7,753 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70299, -120.07205
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Kirkwood Lake & Kirkwood Lake Loop
2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 47 min
Elevation 7,661–7,754 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.70299, -120.07205
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Kirkwood Lake Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Kirkwood Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Kirkwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
79°55°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
83°58°
Sat
83°58°
Sun
84°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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