Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Lake Margaret at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 861 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 7,489–8,192 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.71504, -120.03902
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Lake Margaret Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Lake Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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