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Mokelumne Wilderness

Winnemucca Lake–Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,569 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Winnemucca Lake–Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. The route reaches Winnemucca Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,569 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 9,059 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road 38.67445, -119.91914
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Winnemucca Lake–Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,569 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Elevation 7,516–9,059 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road · 38.67445, -119.91914

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Charity Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miReach Winnemucca Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 1.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 3.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/winnemucca-lake-out-back-25-km-0447

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 85°57°
Fri 85°58°
Sat 85°59°
Sun 85°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~209 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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