Little Lake - Sherwood Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Little Lake - Sherwood Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near South Fork, CA. It climbs 1,794 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.40431, -123.70859
Nearest town South Fork, CA
Directions
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Little Lake - Sherwood Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 56–1,007 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.40431, -123.70859
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Little Lake - Sherwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Little Lake - Sherwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
60% dirt19% gravel21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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