Enchanted Pools, Beginner 5 miles.

What: Enchanted Pools

Where to meet you: (please post where we will find you in the rsvp section: park-n-ride or trailhead)

Depart: 8:45 am at Iron Point Park and Ride
Departure Trailhead: 10:30 am at the trailhead (see directions below)

Elevation: 7200' at the trailhead 500'

Distance: 5 Miles

Rating: Beginner

Description: We will follow the Twin Lakes trail for about a half mile. Here we will depart the trail for a cross country trek over granite scoured clean and polished by glaciers. Erratics all over this granite area. There are several pools we will travel by on our way to the top pool and lunch spot. The water is cool but if you want to swim this is the place. We will do our lunch and stay here for awhile.

Duration: about 2.5-5 hours for the hike and potluck

Things to bring: lunch items for yourself, Willingness to hike together as a group no matter what the speed of the slowest hiker. Willingness to stay between the sweeper and the leader.

Plus: 2 liters of Water, Sunscreen, Bug Repellent, Appropriate footwear for safe travel on the surfaces of the hike.

Plus: Swimming attire and towel.

Membership Required: All adult participants must be Sacramento Trail Mix members. Minors are welcome when accompanied by their parent or guardian club member.

Suggested donation for host annual website fees (Not required but nice): $5

Suggested carpool donation: $14 (If you ride with someone else)

Cool Features: Pools, Water Fall, rivers, and of course YOU!

Dogs: This area has a leash law.

Directions to Trailhead: Go up US 50 east about 60 miles to Wrights Lake Road, turn left. Wrights Rd is 1.5 miles past the 5000 ft elevation sign. Drive 6 miles towards Wrights Lake. Turn right at intersection at the signboard towards Twin Lakes Trail head. Bypass the campground continue to the end of the narrow road is the trailhead parking lot.