DESTINATION Pinecrest Lake to Strawberry 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 3.60 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 3.60 Miles | | | |
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| no partners | | This is an easy stroll from Pinecrest Lake to the small town of Strawberry (and one of its bars). The trail to Strawberry branches off from the lake loop trail just north of the dam and then follows the Stanislaus River down to Strawberry. The lake loop trail is a bit of a freeway during the busy season, but along the river the crowds thin, though you might have to deal with some mountain bikers.
Begin the lake loop trail at the marina and head north to the dam. Once you have crossed the dam, the trail forks. Continue straight to keep going around the loop, but descend on the branch to the left to head toward Strawberry. A little ways down the trail forks again, but it doesn't matter which one you take as they join up again a little ways down. Apparently this trail can sometimes be hard to follow, but my group had no trouble at all and there are orange blazes on some trees. But in general, you just follow the river. It looked like there were some nice fishing spots with sizable trout.
At a couple points you will see trees bridging the river. About a mile in, the trail leads directly to one of these trees and there is a rope set up to help steady you across. Soon after this you will come to a dirt road. Take a left onto this and head toward some cabins and a paved road. Follow this about a quarter of a mile until you come to the Strawberry general store and Sonora Pass. Return the way you came. |
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