Ocelot & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Ocelot & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 865 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,319 – 7,205 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18679, -120.12493
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA
Directions
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Ocelot & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,320–7,203 ft
Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.18679, -120.12493
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Ocelot, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ocelot, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
81°55°
Fri
80°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bear Trap Connector–Burton Creek Singletrack, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 736 ft
- Cinder Cone & Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail via Mount Watson Boulevard 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,353 ft
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