Summit Lake–Elephant Rock Lake Loop, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 55 min
Summit Lake–Elephant Rock Lake Loop, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile loop near Lake Alpine, CA. The route passes Elephant Rock Lake and Summit Lake. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Summit Lake–Elephant Rock Lake Loop, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 55 min
Elevation 6,925–7,133 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Elephant Rock Trailhead · 38.43983, -119.97583
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Elephant Rock Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Union Rock Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bull Run Lake Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Summit Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Route 7N01, heading N.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Elephant Rock Trailhead Trailhead
- Elephant Rock Lake–Elephant Rock Trail, 5 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft
- Summit Lake–Elephant Rock Lake, 3 lakes 7.9 mi · ▲ 780 ft
- Rock Lake–Elephant Rock Lake, 3 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft
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