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Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road

4 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. The route passes Lily Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,359 – 7,615 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Road 39.35933, -120.46192
Nearest town Troy, CA
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Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road

4 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 7,358–7,614 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Road · 39.35933, -120.46192

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Rattlesnake Road, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miPass Lily Pond.
  3. 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 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/lily-pond-lily-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Wed 79°55°
Thu 83°55°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°58°
Sun 83°56°
Mon 81°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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