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Duck Lake Bypass Trail

In the Sierra Nevada

Local route2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Jun–Oct

Next nearby hike: Elephant Rock Trail 1.1 mi · 1.7 kmExplore Sierra Nevada →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J3°-7°259
  2. F3°-7°240
  3. M5°-5°220
  4. A8°-4°102
  5. M13°0°68
  6. J20°4°31
  7. J24°8°12
  8. A24°8°12
  9. S20°5°33
  10. O14°0°96
  11. N7°-5°184
  12. D2°-8°228

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
34 km NE of Dorrington (Calaveras County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Best months
Jun–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
38.4772, -119.9690
Route start
38.4744, -119.9604
OpenStreetMap
relation 19099228
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Elephant Rock Trail

1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Emigrant Trail

1.3 mi · 2.0 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Woodchuck

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Bull Run Lake

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Stanislaus National Forest

Union Rock Lake

2.3 mi · 3.6 km · Stanislaus National Forest

North Lake Alpine

2.8 mi · 4.4 km · Stanislaus National Forest

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