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Upper Lola Montez Lake & Lily Pond via Rattlesnake Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Upper Lola Montez Lake & Lily Pond via Rattlesnake Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. The route passes Lily Pond before reaching Upper Lola Montez Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 1,856 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,054 – 7,855 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34554, -120.47250
Nearest town Troy, CA
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Upper Lola Montez Lake & Lily Pond via Rattlesnake Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,053–7,856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.34554, -120.47250

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Road, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miPass Lily Pond.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miReach Upper Lola Montez Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  29. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-lola-montez-lake-upper-lola-montez-lake-out-back-4-lakes-22-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F58°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 80°62°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 84°57°
Fri 84°58°
Sat 85°58°
Sun 85°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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