Duck Lake Trail

Trail in Inyo National Forest · Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono and Inyo Counties, California

10.5 mi · 1,660 ft gain · 4h 20m · Out & back.

Climbs a forested hillside behind Coldwater Campground past Arrowhead, Skelton, and Barney lakes before cresting Duck Pass to meet the John Muir Trail, reaching the intense deep-blue Duck Lake with Pika Lake beyond it.

Trailhead: 37.5383, -118.9691.

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