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To reach the Granite Creek Trailhead, drive about 27 miles past Globe Rock, the Jackass Trailhead, and, on the right, Bowler Group Campground. Continue about 6.5 more miles on Beasore Road, avoiding any turnoffs, including the turnoff to the Fernandez Trailhead, to the Clover Meadow Ranger Station.

From the Clover Meadow Ranger Station, go another 0.5 mile on Beasore Road to a junction with Forest Road 4S57. Turn right (northeast) on this road and follow it for a little more than a mile to a hikers’ parking area in Granite Creek Campground.

Note: If you are traveling from the south, you may wish to call or go online for directions to the trailhead via Minarets Road.

2 Cora Lakes

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Trip Data: 11S 299357 4163236; 11 miles; 2/1

Topos: Timber Knob

Highlights: Enjoy an easy semiloop trip that pauses in this lightly used region at a trio of charming lakes, the three little Cora Lakes.

DAY 1 (Granite Creek Campground Trailhead to Middle Cora Lake, 4.5 miles): From the east end of Granite Creek Campground, take the Isberg Pass Trail north to cross a bridge and begin a dusty ascent under red fir, lodgepole, and Jeffrey pine cover. The trail steepens as it climbs a ravine, crossing and re-crossing the ravine’s tiny creek. Enter Ansel Adams Wilderness and pass through the Niche, a notch west of Green Mountain and close to Granite Creek.