Upper Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Upper Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 5 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Kingvale, CA. The route passes Lily Pond before reaching Upper Lola Montez Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 1,176 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Lola Montez Lake–Lily Pond, 5 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,984–7,586 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Lola Montez Trail · 39.34935, -120.40861
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Lower Lola Montez Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Hole in the Ground, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Lily Pond.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Upper Lola Montez Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Hole in the Ground, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Lower Lola Montez Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 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 4.5 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Lower Lola Montez Trail Trailhead
- Lower Lola Montez Lake & Lower Lola Montez Trail 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Hole in the Ground–Lower Lola Montez Trail, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,202 ft
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