Rock Lake–Summit Lake, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Rock Lake–Summit Lake, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. The route passes Summit Lake before reaching Rock Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,143 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,647 – 7,353 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Forest Route 7N01 38.41037, -120.01003
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA
Directions
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Rock Lake–Summit Lake, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,647–7,354 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Route 7N01 · 38.41037, -120.01003
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Forest Route 7N01, heading N.
- 3.2 miPass Summit Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bull Run Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Bull Run Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Forest Route 7N01, heading S.
- 3.2 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:08 PM
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