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Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path–Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 806 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,340 – 7,553 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trailhead 38.48024, -119.98958
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA

Directions

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Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path–Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 7,341–7,555 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trailhead · 38.48024, -119.98958

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 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. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miReach Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miBear right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Silver Valley to Lakeshore Connector, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail, heading SW.
  14. 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

78% dirt19% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°60°
Wed 80°57°
Thu 84°57°
Fri 85°58°
Sat 85°58°
Sun 85°58°

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