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Mississippi Lake
/ Bear Mountain from Coe HQ |
Miles |
Total |
Pct. |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
|
1 |
From Coe HQ, head out on Corral Trail |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.3% |
|
2 |
Turn right on Manzanita Point Road |
0.9 |
1.5 |
5.7% |
|
3 |
Take the left fork and head down to Poverty Flat |
1.7 |
3.2 |
12.1% |
|
4 |
Cross the creek and continue on Poverty Flat Road |
1.5 |
4.7 |
17.7% |
|
5 |
Turn right and head down Mahoney Meadows Trail to Los Cruzeros |
0.5 |
5.2 |
19.6% |
|
6 |
Cross the creek and head up Willow Ridge Trail |
1.6 |
6.8 |
25.7% |
|
7 |
Turn left on Willow Ridge Road |
0.8 |
7.6 |
28.7% |
|
8 |
Turn right on Rat Spring Trail (optional 0.2 mile round-trip to
the delightfully named Rat Spring at the 0.3 mile mark of this segment) |
0.9 |
8.5 |
32.1% |
|
9 |
Turn left on Pacheco Creek Trail |
0.3 |
8.8 |
33.2% |
|
10 |
Turn right on Canteen Trail |
0.7 |
9.5 |
35.8% |
|
11 |
Turn left on Pacheco Ridge Road |
1.4 |
10.9 |
41.1% |
|
12 |
Turn right on Willow Ridge Road to Mississippi Lake |
0.8 |
11.7 |
44.2% |
|
13 |
Continue along the west bank of the lake (Willow Ridge Road) to
the north end of the lake. There's a
picnic area (and rest room) about 0.2 miles before the end of this section. |
1.4 |
13.1 |
49.4% |
|
14 |
Turn left on Bear Spring Road |
1.1 |
14.2 |
53.6% |
|
15 |
Turn right on Bear Spring Trail and start climbing |
1.2 |
15.4 |
58.1% |
|
16 |
Turn left on County Line Road and head up to Bear Mountain Peak |
0.1 |
15.5 |
58.5% |
|
17 |
Head down Bear Mountain Road |
2.7 |
18.2 |
68.7% |
|
18 |
Continue south along the creek |
1.7 |
19.9 |
75.1% |
|
19 |
At the T-junction of the two creeks (near Arnold Horse Camp),
cross the final creek, then turn right and head up Blue Ridge Road. The signage is a little confusing here --
don’t take the right turn before the creek crossing as it will take you up
the Rock House Ridge instead. |
0.9 |
20.8 |
78.5% |
|
20 |
Turn left on Poverty Flat Road and head back to Poverty Flat |
2.5 |
23.3 |
87.9% |
|
23 |
Cross the creek at Poverty Flat and head up the other side back
towards Coe HQ (final torture!) |
1.7 |
25.0 |
94.3% |
|
24 |
Continue on Manzanita Point Road towards HQ |
0.9 |
25.9 |
97.7% |
|
25 |
Turn left on Corral Trail and finally back to HQ (if it's dark,
stay on the main road) |
0.6 |
26.5 |
100.0% |
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