Mokelumne Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi7,966 – 9,121 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunset Lake Road 38.61937, -119.91128
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Sunset Lake Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Lakes Trailhead Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  4. 4.4 miPass Lost Lake (west).
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Lost Lakes Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftReach Lost Lake (east), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  21. 4.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Lake Road, heading S.
  23. 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

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F50°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 79°57°
Wed 83°53°
Thu 83°55°
Fri 84°56°
Sat 83°56°
Sun 83°55°

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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