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Lake Baron via Sawmill Bike Path is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Valley State Recreation Area near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Lake Baron at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,267 – 6,303 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawmill Bike Path 38.87472, -120.01851
Nearest town Meyers, CA

Directions

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Lake Baron via Sawmill Bike Path

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,265–6,303 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. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 1 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

40% paved4% dirt56% 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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