Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road is a 12-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. The route passes Lily Pond before reaching Lily Pond at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,619 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lily Pond & Rattlesnake Road
12 mi · ▲ 1,619 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 7,053–7,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.34554, -120.47250
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Lily Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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