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Tunnel Rock–Lake Angela, 7 lakes is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Norden, CA. The route passes West Lakes, Azalea Lake, Flora Lake and 3 more before reaching Tunnel Rock at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 727 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,952 – 7,254 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33959, -120.34302
Nearest town Norden, CA

Directions

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Tunnel Rock–Lake Angela, 7 lakes

6.2 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,953–7,254 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.33959, -120.34302

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass West Lakes.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Azalea Lake.
  6. 50 ftPass Flora Lake.
  7. 0.6 miPass Lake Angela.
  8. 250 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
  9. 0.2 miPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Rock Approach Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftReach Tunnel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 500 ftBear left onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

65% dirt6% rock3% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 80°60°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 84°54°
Fri 84°55°
Sat 85°55°
Sun 86°53°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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