Stanislaus National Forest · California
Sword Lake
3.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 19E50 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.3708, -119.9380 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Summit Lake/ Mud Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
This trail can be used to access Mud Lake, Rock Lake, or Spicer Reservoir; or Sword Lake for a longer backpacking trip. Trails access the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness.
Elevation: 7073 feet
Lat/long: 38.4333, -119.9692
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Wheats Meadow Trailhead (Spicer Dam side) the Forest Service's write-up
This trailhead provides access to Wheats Meadow, the western side of the Dardanelle Cones, the eastern side of Spicer Reservoir, and Sword Lake. The trail is a long one, most commonly used by backpackers and hunters.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Stanislaus National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
