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Summit Lake & West Lakes via Pacific Crest Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Summit Lake & West Lakes via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Norden, CA. The route passes West Lakes before reaching Summit Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,182 – 7,445 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33959, -120.34302
Nearest town Norden, CA
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Summit Lake & West Lakes via Pacific Crest Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 7,181–7,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.33959, -120.34302

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass West Lakes.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Summit Lake Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miReach Summit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 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/summit-lake-summit-lake-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-e722

Trail surface

54% dirt9% rock37% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 80°60°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 84°54°
Fri 84°55°
Sat 85°55°
Sun 86°53°

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