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Little Castle Lake

based on 12 tracks & routes #74 hike out of 162 in
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9.5 mi
Distance
4 hrs 58 min
Time
terrain
577 ft
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Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail in Castle Crags Wilderness.

This trail goes by Little Castle Lake and Little Castle Lake/Mt. Bradley Trailhead.

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Public Tracks

There are no published trips for this hike. There are 12 private trips.

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Nearby Hiking Trails

  1. Masterson Meadow Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 97.7 mi
  2. Heart Lake Loop via Little Castle Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.2 mi
  3. Heartview or "Middle Peak" Loop via Castle Lake Trail #4W02
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.5 mi
  4. Heart Lake from Castle Lake
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.9 mi
  5. Faery Falls via Old Road along Ney Springs Creek
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.4 mi
  6. Mount Bradley via Little Castle Lake Trail #4W02
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.4 mi
  7. Heart Lake via Pacific Crest Trail
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.0 mi
  8. Little Castle Lake/Mt. Bradley Trailhead via Castle Lake Road
    ★ ★ MODERATE 7.1 mi
  9. Toad Lake Road 40N64
    ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.8 mi