Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Richardson Lake–General Creek Trail, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Richardson Lake–General Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park near Pomins, CA. The route reaches Richardson Lake at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,400 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Richardson Lake–General Creek Trail, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,340–7,392 ft
Out & Back · Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Trailhead: 39.05702, -120.12224
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto General Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Richardson Lake Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Richardson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto General Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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