Rock Lake–Duck Lake Bypass Trail, 4 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. The route reaches Rock Lake. It climbs 2,042 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,044 – 7,559 ft16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road 38.48161, -120.01782
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Rock Lake–Duck Lake Bypass Trail, 4 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 7,044–7,558 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road · 38.48161, -120.01782
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silvertip Campground Road, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Duck Lake Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miPass Rock Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Elephant Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Elephant Rock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Duck Lake Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Three Creeks, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Silvertip Campground Road, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% dirt1% paved1% gravel67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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