19.5 miles of hiking • 5250' elevation gain • 1 night
This was basically a repeat of a trip I took last fall, with the addition of Boulder Creek lakes, and some great weather. There's a reason this is the most popular part of the Trinity Alps.
Did some car camping Friday night after work, on the way down, at one of the campgrounds on the almost-empty reservoir. A quick breakfast a Mama Llama in Weaverville, and then a 9a start.
We got up about half way and I decided to make a short detour to Boulder Creek lakes. This little cirque is very nice in its own right.
After Boulder Creek we got up to the lakes around 6p. It was a little cold and somewhat windy.
The next morning, the plan was L Lake, but I decided to turn around about half way in order to get back home at a reasonable time, given that it was almost 11a and I had 9 miles out and 3.5 hours of driving ahead of me.
While this isn't the closest Trinity Alps trailhead, it sure is a nice trip.
Comments
daniela makowski
May 12, 2014
hey! we went to trinity alps last year and there was so much snow we couldnt even get up to the lakes (4 lakes loop) hows the snow level this year? do you think it would be worth it for memorial weekend i appreciate you posting this!
Chris
May 12, 2014
Definitely! According to the trail report, FLL has only patchy snow, and is sure to melt out more after the high temps down here this week. Other areas should be completely open.
Trail conditions here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5154861.pdf
daniela makowski
May 12, 2014
hey! we went to trinity alps last year and there was so much snow we couldnt even get up to the lakes (4 lakes loop) hows the snow level this year? do you think it would be worth it for memorial weekend i appreciate you posting this!