Lookout Mountain & Boondocks is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,192 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,841 – 8,065 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tryumph 39.26320, -120.12497
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Lookout Mountain & Boondocks
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,841–8,066 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tryumph · 39.26320, -120.12497
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Tryumph, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Boondocks, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Boondocks, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tell No Tales, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boondocks, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coaster, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading S.
- 50 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
83°58°
Thu
89°55°
Fri
90°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
88°56°
Mon
86°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Tryumph Trailhead
- Karpiel–Sinuous, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
- Coaster–Gypsy Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Pho Dogg–Sawmill Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Coaster–Hemlock, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- Service Road 301–Service Road 302, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 832 ft
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