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Big Meadow towards Scott's Lake

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Trail stats

Distance
5.42 mi
Elevation gain
709 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
709 ft
Max elevation
7,964 ft
TrailRank 
58
Min elevation
7,237 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 20 minutes
Time
6 hours 4 minutes
Coordinates
1625
Uploaded
September 21, 2019
Recorded
September 2019
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near Nebelhorn, California (United States)

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Itinerary description

Beautiful hike. Steady uphill but easy to navigate trail and rock. Many of which were small incline stairways and not steep at all. Wooded, duff, small rocks forests pine and Aspen. One mile short of reaching Scott's Lake.

Waypoints

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Photo ofThe parking at the trailhead.

The parking at the trailhead.

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Hitting the Big Meadow Trail

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Just crossed highway 89 and starting the trail to Lake Meadows.

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Going to Scott's Lake.

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Photo ofA view across the Meadow leading to Dardanelles Lake, Meiss Lake

A view across the Meadow leading to Dardanelles Lake, Meiss Lake

Notice the snow in mid Sept.

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In a field of quaking Aspens

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First stream crossing

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Camelback tree limb and tree growing from the boulders

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Triple trunk trees

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Photo ofWe reached a turnaround point we are one mile away from Scott's Lake

We reached a turnaround point we are one mile away from Scott's Lake

Beautiful hike steady uphill very manageable

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EZ Trail

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Some rocks to navigate along the trail

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On the trail back home

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Photo ofAt the start and the end of the hike you have beautiful stairways to walk up or down Photo ofAt the start and the end of the hike you have beautiful stairways to walk up or down

At the start and the end of the hike you have beautiful stairways to walk up or down

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Photo ofEntry and exit. Be care crossing highway 89 to or from the trail to parking. Photo ofEntry and exit. Be care crossing highway 89 to or from the trail to parking. Photo ofEntry and exit. Be care crossing highway 89 to or from the trail to parking.

Entry and exit. Be care crossing highway 89 to or from the trail to parking.

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Photo ofBack to the parking area across 89

Back to the parking area across 89

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