Sotcher Lake Loop

Sotcher Lake Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sotcher Lake Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sotcher Lake Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.62583, -119.07407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sotcher Lake Loop

• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~2 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~5 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~13 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Altha Lake · lake · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Madera · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Agnew Lake · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bloody Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deadman Summit · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Virginia · lake · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Electra Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sotcher Lake Loop

Other treks near Sotcher Lake Loop

• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~58 km · Must-see
• John Muir Trail · trek · Fresno · ~59 km · Must-see
• Theodore Solomons Trail · trek · Fresno · ~86 km · Must-see
• Half Dome Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~52 km
• Mist Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~54 km
• Panorama Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~54 km
• PCT - California Section H · trek · Fresno · ~61 km
• Pohono Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~62 km
• PCT - California Section I · trek · Tuolumne · ~81 km
• Sotcher Lake Feeder Trail · trek · Madera · ~1 km

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