Lake Margaret Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,579 – 7,753 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70082, -120.07714
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Lake Margaret Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 7,580–7,753 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.70082, -120.07714
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Margaret Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
78°58°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
84°58°
Sat
84°59°
Sun
83°57°
Mon
82°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Kirkwood Lake & Kirkwood Lake Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft
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