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Scotts Lake–Lakeview Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Scotts Lake–Lakeview Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Sorensens, CA. The route reaches Scotts Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 966 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,113 – 8,038 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scotts Lake Road 38.76543, -119.94001
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Scotts Lake–Lakeview Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 7,114–8,037 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Scotts Lake Road · 38.76543, -119.94001

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Scotts Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Scotts Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Scotts Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scotts-lake-scotts-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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