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.
Trail to granite lake emigrant wilderness.
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.
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.
Granite dome to ridge lake and iceland lake is a 24 6 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near pinecrest california that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate.
Crabtree to bear lake.
Over the 4th of july weekend my friend blair invited me out on a girls only trip out to granite lake in emigrant wilderness.
Dogs are also able to use this trail.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking nature trips and birding and is best used from april until september.
There s nothing like a relaxing weekend in the sierra backcountry.
Posted on august 18 2014.
3 2 mi est.
This peaceful alpine lake makes for a perfect one day getaway during the summer months and to escape the heat of the foothills.
Bear lake sits just inside the emigrant wilderness nestled in a granite valley accompanied by a sea of conifers.
To the north and east one finds terrain dominated by lava capped summits with fields of granite spanning for miles.
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.
This trip we decided to go in to granite lake which is sort of off trail though not by huge amounts.
No trail head marker exists at the beginning but the single track begins at the parking turnout.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Backpacking in the emigrant wilderness.
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.
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.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from june until october.
