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.
Elevation
0 mi7,871 – 9,469 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.54844, -119.80601
Nearest town Marklee Village, CA
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 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
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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