Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights is a 9-mile loop in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. The route passes Tamarack Lake, Wet Meadows Reservoir and Upper Sunset Lake. It climbs 752 ft. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,750 – 8,088 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunset Lake Road 38.61937, -119.91128

Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA

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Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,750–8,087 ft

Loop · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Sunset Lake Road · 38.61937, -119.91128

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Sunset Lake Road, heading E.
1.1 miPass Tamarack Lake.
1.7 miSharp right onto Indian Valley 4WD Road, heading NE.
0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Road, heading SE.
0.4 miPass Wet Meadows Reservoir.
0.9 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
1.3 miPass Upper Sunset Lake.
2.8 miBear left, heading NW.
0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Lake Road, heading W.
0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Clear78°F50°

Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity20%

Hourly temperature

80°50°

6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:09 PM

Tue 79°57°

Wed 83°53°

Thu 83°55°

Fri 84°56°

Sat 83°56°

Sun 83°55°

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Parking lot at the trailhead

Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights

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Wet Meadows Reservoir–Tamarack Lake Loop, 6 sights

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