Stanislaus National Forest · California

Mud Lake

1.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 6,931 ft–7,080 ft · native material surface · trail No. 18E05A · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, bike

7,080 ft 7,045 ft · 0.9 mi high 7,080 ft

Trailhead Summit Lake/ Mud Lake Trailhead 7,074 ft Drive there

Summit Lake/ Mud Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trail can be used to access Mud Lake, Rock Lake, or Spicer Reservoir; or Sword Lake for a longer backpacking trip. Trails access the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness.

Elevation: 7073 feet

Lat/long: 38.4333, -119.9692

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.