Noble Lake & Bull Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,695 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Noble Lake & Bull Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Marklee Village, CA. The route reaches Noble Lake. It climbs 3,695 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Noble Lake & Bull Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,695 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 7,871–9,469 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.54844, -119.80601
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 4 miPass Noble Lake.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bull Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miReach Noble Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~165 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Ebbetts Peak & Dorothy Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 989 ft
- Lower Kinney Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,544 ft
- Noble Canyon Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,048 ft
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