McConnell Lakes trail in Desolation Wilderness Area

wanderin.jack · Post by **wanderin.jack** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:25 pm

I'm looking for a little beta on the unmaintained McConnell Lakes trail and Highland Lake trail in Desolation Wilderness Area. I tried to find the McConnell Lake from Leland Lakes a few years ago and couldn't find it. Has anyone walked that lately? Is there a sign for the trail at Camper Flat? Was going to take another shot at it in a few weeks from that direction.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

Off belay,
Jack

Post by **maverick** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:31 pm

Hi Jack,

Welcome to HST! Have you tried the "search" feature there are some TR's to the area:
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http://highsierratopix.com/community/vi ... ake#p34487" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **giantbrookie** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:33 pm

I was in that area in the late 90's and, most recently, in 2005. So far as I could tell, there are just a few segments of a use trail still visible, so it should be regarded as an off trail route for the purposes of trip planning.

wanderin.jack · Post by **wanderin.jack** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 8:25 pm

Thanks folks. I'll take a swing at this soon and report back.

wanderin.jack · Post by **wanderin.jack** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:13 am

I did this loop over July 4th weekend 2014 and found it quite easy to follow. No snow and plenty of ducks.

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