Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route passes Lost Lake (west) before reaching Lost Lake (east) at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 688 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,170 – 8,678 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.63815, -119.95641
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 8,170–8,678 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.63815, -119.95641
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lost Lake (west).
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lost Lakes Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Lost Lake (east), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forestdale Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
81°53°
Fri
82°54°
Sat
82°55°
Sun
82°54°
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- Pacific Crest Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,974 ft
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- Lower Charity Road via Forestdale Road 15 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft
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