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Lower Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 4 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Lower Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 4 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. The route passes Lily Pond and Lily Pond before reaching Lower Lola Montez Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,190 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,123 – 7,615 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Road 39.35933, -120.46192
Nearest town Troy, CA
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Lower Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 4 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 7,122–7,614 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rattlesnake Road · 39.35933, -120.46192

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Rattlesnake Road, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miPass Lily Pond.
  3. 0.4 miPass Lily Pond.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Hole in the Ground, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miBear right onto Lower Lola Montez Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miReach Lower Lola Montez Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Hole in the Ground, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road, heading W.
  10. 2 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-lola-montez-lake-lower-lola-montez-lake-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 0 min before dark.

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