Lower Kinney Lake via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Marklee Village, CA. The route reaches Lower Kinney Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,544 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,439 – 8,865 ft · steepest grade: 20%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.54844, -119.80601
Nearest town Marklee Village, CA
Directions
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Lower Kinney Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 1,544 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 8,438–8,867 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: 38.54844, -119.80601
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 4.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Lower Kinney Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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