AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Upper Highland Lake via Highland Creek Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Upper Highland Lake via Highland Creek Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. The route reaches Upper Highland Lake. It climbs 1,613 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,116 – 8,622 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.48398, -119.81095
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA
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Upper Highland Lake via Highland Creek Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 7,117–8,623 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.48398, -119.81095

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 45°F / low 36° · precip 15% · wind 23 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftPass Upper Highland Lake.
  3. 5.1 miReach Upper Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.2 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/upper-highland-lake-upper-highland-lake-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 45°F36°
Feels like34°Precip15%Wind23 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 13% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sat 53°35°
Sun 57°35°
Mon 64°35°
Tue 66°40°
Wed 60°46° 30%
Thu 66°46° 35%

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