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Silver Lake–Dangberg Trail, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,696 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Silver Lake–Dangberg Trail, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 3,696 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,343 – 9,315 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hole 'N Wall 38.68814, -120.07286
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Silver Lake–Dangberg Trail, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,696 ft · 6 hr 31 min

Elevation 7,344–9,314 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hole 'N Wall · 38.68814, -120.07286

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hole 'N Wall, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dangberg Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading S.
  5. 3.1 miSharp right onto Silver Lake-Horse Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2 miSharp left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading S.
  9. 3.1 miSharp right onto Sentinels Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miBear right onto Dangberg Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Hole 'N Wall, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 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/silver-lake-out-back-23-km-b75d

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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