AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Lower Lake

1.8 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 54 min

Lower Lake is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve near Redwood Estates, CA. The route passes Lower Lake before reaching Lower Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 598 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.17593, -122.01040
Nearest town Redwood Estates, CA
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Lower Lake

1.8 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 54 min

Elevation 911–1,495 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.17593, -122.01040

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miPass Lower Lake.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miReach Lower Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 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/lower-lake-lower-lake-out-back-3-km-98d0

Trail surface

91% dirt9% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:14 PM
Wed 84°55°
Thu 102°52°
Fri 103°59°
Sat 105°61°
Sun 101°54°
Mon 92°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Redwood Estates, California