Lyle's Lookout–Kidd Lake, 3 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Lyle's Lookout–Kidd Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Royal Gorge near Kingvale, CA. The route passes Kidd Lake and Kilborn Lake before reaching Lyle's Lookout at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 415 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lyle's Lookout–Kidd Lake, 3 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,691–6,958 ft
Out & Back · Royal Gorge
Trailhead: Kidd Lake · 39.31331, -120.42682
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kidd Lake, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Kidd Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Kilborn Lake.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Palisade, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lyle's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Kidd Lake, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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