Inspiration Point–Lake Alpine, 6 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. The route passes Lake Alpine before reaching Inspiration Point at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 1,780 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,071 – 7,904 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Granite Slab Trail 38.46440, -120.03875
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA
Directions
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Inspiration Point–Lake Alpine, 6 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,070–7,904 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Granite Slab Trail · 38.46440, -120.03875
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Granite Slab Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Alpine.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Inspiration Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Lakeshore Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Granite Slab Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
82°61°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
85°58°
Fri
86°59°
Sat
86°60°
Sun
86°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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