Coe HQ to Hoover Lake and back Miles Total Pct.
0.0 0.0 0.0%
1 From Coe HQ, head out on Monument Trail 0.3 0.3 1.2%
2 Turn right on Ponderosa Trail and go to the Coe Monument (pay respects to Big Henry) 0.1 0.4 1.6%
3 After visiting the monument, turn left on Hobbs Road 0.5 0.9 3.6%
4 Turn left on Manzanita Point Road 0.2 1.1 4.4%
5 Turn left them immediate right onto Forest View Trail 1.2 2.3 9.2%
6 Cross Poverty Flat Road and turn left on Manzanita Point Road 0.8 3.1 12.4%
7 Turn left on China Hole Trail and take it all the way down to The Hole 2.6 5.7 22.8%
8 Turn left and go through the Narrows to Los Cruzeros 1.0 6.7 26.8%
9 Continue to the left along the creek (or go left on Mahoney Meadows Road) 0.2 6.9 27.6%
10 Bear right and head up the Willow Ridge Trail 1.6 8.5 34.0%
11 Catch your breath, then turn right on Willow Ridge Road 1.6 10.1 40.4%
12 Turn left onto the unmarked1 trail and follow it to the north end of Hoover Lake 0.3 10.4 41.6%
13 Continue around and down the east bank of the lake 0.2 10.6 42.4%
14 Turn left and up a small rise to the airstrip, and continue on to the other end of the strip 0.5 11.1 44.4%
15 Turn right and head back to Willow Ridge Road 0.2 11.3 45.2%
16 Turn left on Willow Ridge Road 0.9 12.2 48.8%
17 Turn right on the unmarked2 George Milias Trail and head down into the canyon 0.8 13.0 52.0%
18 Turn right on the Cross Canyon Trail, follow it along the creek, then up to Mahoney Ridge 3.0 16.0 64.0%
19 Catch your breath, then turn right on Mahoney Meadows Road 2.0 18.0 72.0%
20 Turn left on China Hole Trail and head back down to The Hole 2.1 20.1 80.4%
21 Turn left along the creek and follow the (inaccurately named) Mile Trail3 1.2 21.3 85.2%
22 Head up the Madrone Soda Springs Trail 1.0 22.3 89.2%
23 Catch your breath (almost done!), then turn left on Manzanita Point Road 0.8 23.1 92.4%
24 Turn left on Springs Trail 1.3 24.4 97.6%
25 Continue on to Corral Trail back to HQ 0.6 25.0 100.0%
1 There is a pole marking the turnoff, but with no "official" sign for Hoover Lake - possibly a laminated handmade sign
2 There is no marker.  Look for a sharp right turn heading down.  It's easy to miss, so pay attention!
3 Initially follow the sign for Coe HQ, then follow the sign towards Madrone (beware of poison oak!)