Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,775 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. The route passes Lost Lake (west) before reaching Lost Lake (east) at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,775 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Lake (east)–Lost Lake (west), 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,775 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 7,966–9,120 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Sunset Lake Road · 38.61937, -119.91128
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunset Lake Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Lakes Trailhead Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 4.4 miPass Lost Lake (west).
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lost Lakes Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Lost Lake (east), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 4.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Lake Road, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sunset Lake Road Trailhead
- Tamarack Lake & Blue Basin Road via Sunset Lake Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- The Nipple via Pacific Crest Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft
- Tamarack Lake–Indian Valley 4WD Road, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 752 ft
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