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Horseshoe Lake Trail

In the California Cascades

Local route6.9 km · 4.3 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Juniper Lake Loop Trail 1.0 mi · 1.7 km Explore California Cascades →

7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

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F1°-7°167
M4°-6°151
A7°-4°91
M13°0°66
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N4°-4°155
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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.

About this trail

Horseshoe Lake Trail is a local hiking route in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, United States of America, about 6.9 km (4.3 mi) in length. It is in the California Cascades. It lies about 19 km north of Chester.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length: 6.9 km · 4.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range: California Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town: 19 km N of Chester (Plumas County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Best months: May–Oct
Country: United States of America
Region: California
Continent: North America
Route type: Local route
Route centre: 40.4802, -121.3373
Route start: 40.4668, -121.3095
OpenStreetMap: relation 19028036

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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