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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hole 'N Wall, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Dangberg Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading S.
- 3.1 miSharp right onto Silver Lake-Horse Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading S.
- 3.1 miSharp right onto Sentinels Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Dangberg Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Hole 'N Wall, heading NE.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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