Mud Lake–Long Valley Trail, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Mud Lake–Long Valley Trail, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Plasse, CA. The route reaches Mud Lake. It climbs 1,846 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,546 – 8,196 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mud Lake 4WD Trail 38.63472, -120.14128
Nearest town Plasse, CA
Directions
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Mud Lake–Long Valley Trail, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 7,545–8,196 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mud Lake 4WD Trail · 38.63472, -120.14128
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Long Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Mud Lake.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Pardoes 4WD Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Long Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Mud Lake 4WD Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
77°57°
Wed
77°56°
Thu
82°56°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
82°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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