McKinstry Lake & Wentworth Springs Road
16 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 6 hr 17 min
McKinstry Lake & Wentworth Springs Road is a 16-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. The route reaches McKinstry Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 1,887 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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McKinstry Lake & Wentworth Springs Road
16 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 5,372–7,037 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wentworth Springs Road · 38.98354, -120.37932
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Wentworth Springs Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.9 miReach McKinstry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 5.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Wentworth Springs Road Trailhead
- McKinstry Trail & Wentworth Springs Road 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft
- Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft
- Wentworth Springs Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- Bunker Hill & Wentworth Springs Road 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft
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