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Washoe Meadows State Park

Lake Baron–Gunmount Trail, 3 sights

10 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Lake Baron–Gunmount Trail, 3 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Washoe Meadows State Park near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Lake Baron. It climbs 788 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,283 – 6,660 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85780, -120.02561
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Lake Baron–Gunmount Trail, 3 sights

10 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,282–6,660 ft

Out & Back · Washoe Meadows State Park

Trailhead: 38.85780, -120.02561

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Baron.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right onto Gunmount North Road, heading SW.
  17. 1.3 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.3 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 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/lake-baron-lake-baron-out-back-19-km-bd1c

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°60°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 89°64°
Sun 89°62°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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