Trail Overview

This trail will take you around and provide access to the east side of Carnero Lake. There are a few water crossings created by small springs and one steep 50-yard section at about the middle of the trail. There are several great camping spots with one that is about a mile in from the north side of the trail that is large enough for very large groups. There is a cinder mountain that can be fun to climb right as you enter/exit the north side of the trail as well.

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Difficulty

Most of this trail is a 2 or possibly a 3, with the exception of about the halfway point where there is a very short section that is probably closer to a 4.

Technical Rating

Deik Daugherty

Jul 17, 2025

Open

Quick beautiful trail. One technical spot. Real technical when rainy conditions. Almost lost a mirror and there was one the ground. Wouldn’t take a full size truck through.

Reed Hall

May 25, 2025

Open

The trail is open and we saw several people camping but it is very dusty.