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Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Lost Lake–General Creek Trail, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Lost Lake–General Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park near Pomins, CA. The route reaches Lost Lake at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,516 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,339 – 7,697 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05702, -120.12224
Nearest town Pomins, CA
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Lost Lake–General Creek Trail, 5 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,340–7,698 ft

Out & Back · Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Trailhead: 39.05702, -120.12224

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto General Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.2 miSharp left onto Lost Lake Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.9 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.9 miSharp right onto General Creek Trail, heading NE.
  13. 2.2 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-lake-lost-lake-out-back-22-km-a192

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 81°58°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 82°59°
Sun 82°58°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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