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Heart Lake fall-color walk
Climb through creekside forest and aspen scenery toward a smaller lake in the Mammoth Lakes Basin.
- Activity
- Hiking / nature outing
- Distance / format
- Out-and-back; uphill going out
- Effort / terrain
- See outing distance and practical notes
- Start here
- Heart Lake trailhead at Coldwater day-use area
Good to know
This is the Mammoth-area Heart Lake. Allow time for the uphill approach and return by the same trail.
Details checked November 10, 2026 · Source & current notices ↗
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