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Mokelumne Wilderness

Lost Lake (west)–Evergreen Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Lost Lake (west)–Evergreen Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Lost Lake (west). It climbs 1,135 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,186 – 8,872 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.63850, -119.95660
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Lost Lake (west)–Evergreen Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,135 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 8,187–8,871 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.63850, -119.95660

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Evergreen Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miPass Lost Lake (west).
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Lost Lakes Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Forestdale Road, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Forestdale Road, heading W.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miSharp left onto Evergreen Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-lake-west-lost-lake-west-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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