Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 5 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 5 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 2,903 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,487 – 8,672 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Luther Pass Road 38.78675, -119.94649
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
Directions
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Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 5 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Elevation 7,488–8,671 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Luther Pass Road · 38.78675, -119.94649
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scotts Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crater Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alpine Mine Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Corral Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Scotts Lake Luther Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Crater Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Scotts Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading E.
- 1.6 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Alpine Mine Road–Highway 88 Trail, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft
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