Lower and Upper Lola Montez Lakes

Please change your RSVP to "not going" if you change your mind about coming.

We tend to keep moving and often spread out during hikes, so I prefer smaller groups so that I can keep track of how many are behind me. I will stop periodically to regroup if I haven't seen the people behind me for a while, especially at intersections and any place people might get lost. People who get ahead of me should do the same.

Go here for the Ten Essentials. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Essentials) Not everyone brings all ten for every hike, but everyone should at least bring extra water, extra food, extra clothing, and a head lamp or flashlight on every hike.

Facilities on the hike: no facilities at the trailhead.

Here are some pictures from the last time I did this hike in 2012.
(https://photos.app.goo.gl/fVhsmvEL1dQQDrt28)

The hike should be 6-7 miles out and back to Lower Lola Montez Lake with about 1000 feet elevation gain. The optional off-trail rock scramble to Upper Lola Montez Lake would add about a mile to the length of the hike with an additional 500 feet of elevation gain.

Driving to the trailhead is easy. Drive about two hours on I 80, get off at exit 174 to Donner Pass Road and turn left to go to the other side of the freeway. Turn right on Sherritt Lane and look for an unsigned trail on the left side of the road. Click here for directions from Davis to the trailhead. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/quj4CPsBo1yd98Lz6). I will be stopping at Wendy's on Antelope Road to pick up a couple of friends.