Poison Canyon–Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, 7 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. The route reaches Poison Canyon. It climbs 2,752 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,071 – 8,593 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lodgepole 38.48383, -120.01917
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Poison Canyon–Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, 7 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,752 ft · 5 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,070–8,592 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lodgepole · 38.48383, -120.01917
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lodgepole, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Powerline, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Reba Road, heading E.
- 1 miReach Poison Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Granite Slab Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Lodgepole, heading SE.
- 0.8 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Union Reservoir–Elephant Rock Lake, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft
- Granite Slab Trail & Lodgepole via Powerline 4.3 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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- Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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