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Long Lake View LbNA #75734

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Aug 22, 2021
Location: Long Lake
City:Bishop
County:Inyo
State:California
Boxes:1
Found by: CA Breakfast Burritos
Last found:Jul 5, 2022
Status:F
Last edited:Sep 1, 2021
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: About 4 miles round trip

Nice hike to multiple lakes. Worth going on to Bishop Lake, and on to pass is you have the energy for that climb.

Directions:
From US Highway 395 in downtown Bishop, turn west on Line Street /Highway 168. Follow Line Street / Highway 168 for 15 miles and turn left on to South Lake Road. Follow South Lake Road for 7.1 miles to the trailhead, located at the end of the road. Overflow parking is located along the road near Parchers Camp, less than a mile from South Lake. The trailhead is at the south end of the trailhead parking lot, to the left of the bathrooms.

To the Letterbox:
Starting from the south end of the trailhead parking area the Bishop Pass trail makes a short descent before it begins climbing at a steady pace along the east side of South Lake (9,768-ft.). The open trail offers wonderful views of the peaks ringing the lakes basin, including Hurd Peak (12,237-ft.), Mt. Thompson (13,494-ft.) and Mt. Goode (13,085-ft.).

A half mile from the start the trail turns left (southeast), passes through a small drainage and then makes a sharp right (southwest) turn back toward the lake. The trail now enters a forest of aspen and lodgepole pines, reaching the border of the John Muir Wilderness at 0.7 miles and the junction with the Treasure Lakes trail at 0.8 miles. Beyond the junction the trail turns left (southeast) and heads away from the lake, continuing its steady ascent.

After crossing a small bridge you may notice an unmarked trail heading right toward Hurd Lake. Reach the marked trail to Marie Louise Lakes, branch left (southeast), at 1.3 miles. Soon the trail crosses a small meadow and then climbs a series of moderately steep switchbacks before reaching a junction with the path to Bull Lake and Chocolate Lake at 1.7 miles. (The Chocolate Lakes trail rejoins the Bishop Pass trail in 1.3 miles.)

Past the junction the grade abates as the trail traverses a meadow with a scenic tarn. To the east/southeast views open to the jagged peaks of the Inconsolable Range rising above Chocolate Lake. At 2.0 miles the trail arrives at the northern end of scenic Long Lake (10,758-ft.).

BOX: At Tarn on left, you will see Long Lake on right. From point you can see Long Lake, go to first tree on right of trail, 10 yards away. Go to back side base, under rock.

Hike length: 3-5 miles