Hancock Lake
- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 420 ft
- climb
- 6,780 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Hancock Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Klamath National Forest.
Temporarily closure of approximately 3.5 miles of National Forest System Roads 47N01
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · Order 05-05-00-26-08 · USFS · Klamath National Forest
Grayback Road Repairs
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · USFS · Klamath National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Klamath National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hancock Lake is a hike in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, part of the Salmon River Ranger District of Klamath National Forest in California. The route is a 3-mile out-and-back on a natural-surface trail, rated moderate. The trail climbs about 420 feet one way, ranging from roughly 6,340 feet at its low point to about 6,780 feet at its high point. Because you return the way you came, expect to retrace that elevation change on the way back. Another covers camping stay limitations across the forest. English Peak is just half a mile away, and English Lake and Old Tanners are about 0.6 miles off. For time on the water, Wooley Creek is roughly 5 miles away.
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