Duck Lake Bypass Trail–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,508 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Duck Lake Bypass Trail–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Cape Horn, CA. It climbs 1,508 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,185 – 7,927 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sandy Meadow Trailhead 38.51516, -119.92817
Nearest town Cape Horn, CA
Directions
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Duck Lake Bypass Trail–Emigrant Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,508 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 7,184–7,926 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sandy Meadow Trailhead · 38.51516, -119.92817
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Duck Lake Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cape Horn Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Emigrant Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, heading E.
- 0.9 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
30% dirt70% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F54°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
78°59°
Wed
78°55°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
83°56°
Sun
83°55°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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