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Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Lake Margaret at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,491 – 7,727 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Margaret Trail 38.70413, -120.06953
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Lake Margaret & Lake Margaret Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 7,489–7,728 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Margaret Trail · 38.70413, -120.06953

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Margaret Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.5 miReach Lake Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 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-margaret-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°57°
Thu 83°57°
Fri 84°58°
Sat 84°59°
Sun 83°57°
Mon 82°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Kirkwood, California