Trail To Granite Lake Emigrant Wilderness

Posted on august 18 2014.

Trail to granite lake emigrant wilderness.

No trail head marker exists at the beginning but the single track begins at the parking turnout. This trip we decided to go in to granite lake which is sort of off trail though not by huge amounts. There s nothing like a relaxing weekend in the sierra backcountry. Bear lake sits just inside the emigrant wilderness nestled in a granite valley accompanied by a sea of conifers.

Gianelli trail to chewing gum lake is a 8 5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near pinecrest california that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. 3 2 mi est. Emigrant wilderness loop trail closed is a 19 5 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near pinecrest california that features a lake and is rated as difficult. I haven t adventured much off of sonora pass so i immediately said yes.

Crabtree to bear lake. This peaceful alpine lake makes for a perfect one day getaway during the summer months and to escape the heat of the foothills. Backpacking in the emigrant wilderness. Over the 4th of july weekend my friend blair invited me out on a girls only trip out to granite lake in emigrant wilderness.

Maybe a mile and a half if you come at it from bear lake a half a mile if you come at it from y meadow lake. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. 2 h 6 m steep incline hike in the emigrant wilderness starting at sonora pass 108 and ending at blue canyon lake a glacial tarn sitting bellow a series of beautiful peaks. The trip our six day on and off trail journey to remote lakes of the emigrant wilderness traverses a glacially sculpted landscape with broad granite expanses rushing mountain streams and deep canyons.

To the north and east one finds terrain dominated by lava capped summits with fields of granite spanning for miles. The trail is primarily used for hiking and backpacking and is best used from august until september. We hit up ridge lake where curtis cause a golden trout upper lewis lake where jen and ryan caught many brook trout and sardella lake where i braved the snow melted water temps and went for a short swim. In the western parts of the emigrant though still a granite and lava landscape there are more lakes meadows and patches of pine.

The trailhead at crabtree camp is easily accessible by most vehicles despite the three miles of forest service dirt road 4n26 which is maintained for passenger vehicles. Dogs are also able to use this trail.