Scotts Lake & Lakeview Road via Scotts Lake Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 961 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Scotts Lake & Lakeview Road via Scotts Lake Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Sorensens, CA. The route reaches Scotts Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 961 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,113 – 8,022 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.76340, -119.94266
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
Directions
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Scotts Lake & Lakeview Road via Scotts Lake Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 961 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 7,114–8,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.76340, -119.94266
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Scotts Lake Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Scotts Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Scott Spur G, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Scott Shortcut, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Scotts Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left onto Scott Spur G, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Scotts Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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