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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

Hi Jack,

Welcome to HST! Have you tried the "search" feature there are some TR's to the area:
http://highsierratopix.com/community/vi ... kes#p70382" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://highsierratopix.com/community/vi ... ake#p34487" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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.

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

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