Red Lake & Red Lake Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Red Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 573 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,858 – 8,465 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Lake Road 38.69219, -119.98568
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Red Lake & Red Lake Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 7,857–8,464 ft
Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area
Trailhead: Red Lake Road · 38.69219, -119.98568
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Lake Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Red Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
76°55°
Wed
77°55°
Thu
81°54°
Fri
81°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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