{"id":276,"date":"2009-05-25T18:28:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T01:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2023-07-09T07:54:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:54:13","slug":"hiking-trinity-divide-trails-cliff-lake-picayune-lake-pacific-crest-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/25\/hiking-trinity-divide-trails-cliff-lake-picayune-lake-pacific-crest-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Trinity Divide Trails: Cliff Lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sweetheart Stephanie and I spent the Memorial Day weekend camping and hiking in the Trinity Divide mountains just west of Mount Shasta, including the Cliff Lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail.<\/p>\n<h2>What Are the Trinity Divide Mountains?<\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s the Trinity Divide? It&#8217;s a range of mountains that stretches from Shasta Bally west of Redding to China Peak just north of Mount Eddy. It&#8217;s located west of Interstate 5 and includes some of my favorite country: Castle Crags, <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/07\/hiking-seven-lakes-basin-pacific-crest-trail\/\">Seven Lakes Basin<\/a>, Mount Eddy, the Deadfall Lakes, and a very scenic stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/category\/trinity-divide-mountains-hiking-and-backpacking-trails\/\">Trinity Divide has a lot of hiking trails<\/a>, and I cover all the good ones in my guidebook <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/day-hiking-mount-shasta-lassen-trinity-alps-trails\/\"><em>Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Best Day Hiking Trails in Upper California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3153\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day Hiking Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions. Includes trails in other regions of Northern California: Castle Crags, Russian Wilderness, Marble Mountain Wilderness, Lava Beds National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Lassen National Forest, and the Redding area.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><strong>My<\/strong> <strong>compact guidebook has the 125 best day hikes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mount Shasta and nearby<\/li>\n<li>Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redding area<\/li>\n<li>Whiskeytown and Shasta Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510584\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Often available at bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Waters on the west side of Trinity Divide flow into the Trinity River. Waters on the northeast side flow into the Shasta River and then the Klamath River, while waters on the southeast side flow into the Sacramento River.<\/p>\n<h2>Hiking to Lower Cliff Lake and Middle Cliff Lake<\/h2>\n<p>Friday afternoon we headed to Lower Cliff Lake and Middle Cliff Lake. Too cold to swim, but warm enough to wear shorts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3659\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3659\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lower-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Cliff Lake off South Fork Road, Trinity Divide Mountains west of Mount Shasta\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lower-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lower-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lower-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-490x328.jpg 490w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lower-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lower Cliff Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3663\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3663\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stephanie-hoffman-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stephanie-hoffman-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stephanie-hoffman-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stephanie-hoffman-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-490x328.jpg 490w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stephanie-hoffman-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Hoffman at Middle Cliff Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3658\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3658\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg\" alt=\"John Soares at Middle Cliff Lake\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-480x322.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john-soares-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-490x328.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Soares at Middle Cliff Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3660\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3660\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/molly-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg\" alt=\"Molly, my golden retriever, swimming in Middle Cliff Lake, Trinity Divide Mountains west of Mount Shasta.\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/molly-cliff-lake-trinity-divide.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/molly-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/molly-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-490x328.jpg 490w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/molly-cliff-lake-trinity-divide-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly and me at Middle Cliff Lake (out of focus, but I like it!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Gumboot Saddle and Gumboot Lake<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-book-camp-free\/\">We did dispersed camping<\/a> for two nights on the ridge near Gumboot Saddle within spitting distance of the Pacific Crest Trail. The next day we hiked north from our campsite on the <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/26\/trinity-alps-pacific-crest-trail-section-hiking\/\">Pacific Crest Trail, with Trinity Alps vistas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3657\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3657\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gumboot-lake-trinity-divide-pacific-crest-trail.jpg\" alt=\"View east from Gumboot Saddle: Gumboot Lake and the Trinity Divide Mountains in Northern California.\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gumboot-lake-trinity-divide-pacific-crest-trail.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gumboot-lake-trinity-divide-pacific-crest-trail-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gumboot-lake-trinity-divide-pacific-crest-trail-490x328.jpg 490w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gumboot-lake-trinity-divide-pacific-crest-trail-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View east from Gumboot Saddle: Gumboot Lake and the Trinity Divide Mountains in Northern California.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3661\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3661\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Shasta viewed from the Pacific Crest Trail in the Trinity Divide Mountains.\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail-480x322.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mount-shasta-pacific-crest-trail-490x328.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Shasta from the Pacific Crest Trail in the Trinity Divide Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Your Take<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you been to these lakes or hiked elsewhere in the Trinity Divide? What are your favorite places?<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Camp for Free in California National Forests<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6295\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg\" alt=\"Camp for Free: Dispersed Camping &amp; Boondocking on America's Public Lands book cover. Free camping in the United States.\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-31x50.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><strong>California&#8217;s national forests and BLM lands have thousands of miles of dirt roads with lots of spots for dispersed camping (boondocking).<\/strong> My book provides all the info you need to get started (but is not a guide to specific sites):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching the best locations<\/li>\n<li>Finding the best camping spots<\/li>\n<li>Backcountry safety and ethics<\/li>\n<li>What to take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CPMlbP\">Buy it on Amazon<\/a><br \/>\nBuy it on <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3RnavL\">Apple, Kobo, and Nook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Subscribe to the Northern California Hiking Trails Blog<\/h2>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.2 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3226 mc4wp-form-theme mc4wp-form-theme-green\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3226\" data-name=\"Subscribe for Email Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><p>\r\n<strong>Get notified of new articles and updated info, 1-4 times per month. <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<label>First Name:<\/label> \r\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"Your first name\"> \r\n<\/p>\r\n\t<label for=\"mc4wp_email\">Email address: <\/label>\r\n\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"mc4wp_email\" name=\"EMAIL\" required placeholder=\"Your email address\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Sign up\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n  <strong>Your address will never be shared.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1777834997\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3226\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sweetheart Stephanie and I spent the Memorial Day weekend camping and hiking in the Trinity Divide mountains just west of Mount Shasta, including the Cliff Lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail. 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It&#8217;s a range of mountains that stretches from Shasta Bally west of Redding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-shasta-trinity-national-forest-hiking-trails","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hiking Trinity Divide Trails: Cliff Lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail - Northern California Hiking Trails<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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