Meadow Lake–Twin Lake, 3 lakes
5.1 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr
Meadow Lake–Twin Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. The route passes Lower Blue Lake and Twin Lake before reaching Meadow Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meadow Lake–Twin Lake, 3 lakes
5.1 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 7,794–8,203 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.60926, -119.92468
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lower Blue Lake.
- 0.7 miPass Twin Lake.
- 1.9 miReach Meadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lower Blue Lake & Deer Valley 4WD Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,831 ft
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