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Lake Valley State Recreation Area

Lake Baron & Climbing Approach trail via Sawmill Bike Path

5.8 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr

Lake Baron & Climbing Approach trail via Sawmill Bike Path is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Valley State Recreation Area near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Lake Baron at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,267 – 6,365 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawmill Bike Path 38.87472, -120.01851
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Lake Baron & Climbing Approach trail via Sawmill Bike Path

5.8 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 6,265–6,365 ft

Out & Back · Lake Valley State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Sawmill Bike Path · 38.87472, -120.01851

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Climbing Approach trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto climber acess, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto climber acess, heading N.
  22. 500 ftTurn left onto Climbing Approach trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading W.
  24. 0.2 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/lake-baron-climbing-approach-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

30% paved27% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 86°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 90°63°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 90°65°
Sun 90°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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