What's up guys? It's Zac and Ine
from World wild Hearts and today we're hiking
in Mammoth Lakes. We're doing the Duck Trail
up to Pika Lake. Should be some really cool lakes
along the way. And we're just going to give you
the route overview and show you how this hike looks
so if you want to do it yourself while you're in
Mammoth Lakes, you can. Alright, enjoy the video.
The Duck Pass Trail ended up being one
of our all-time favorite day hikes.
We saw so many stunning lakes along
the way and the mountain views were breathtaking.
Starting at the parking lot behind the coldwater
campground, the trail steadily climbs up the valley.
Even though it’s uphill all the way, the slope
is very gradual until you reach the switchbacks
on your way to the Duck Lake and Pika Lake viewpoint.
It took us about 5 hours total to complete this
out-and-back trail, including pictures and rests along the way.
So we made it to our first lake about like, yeah like
half an hour in I think. And it's called Arrow Head Lake.
It's pretty cool. You have the kind of volcanic-looking
mountains in the back.
We made it to the second lake here.
It's called Skelton Lake and it's really pretty
because it's got a nice sandy bottom
on the edges so the colors really pop.
So we made it to Barney Lake.
We're like about one and a half hours in.
And I think we're more than halfway over the pass
to Pika Lake. So this is how green this lake is.
So we made it to our final stop here.
Took us about two and a half hours.
And we've got views of Duck Lake out here
and then Pika Lake in the distance.
And yeah, overall this trail is one of our
all-time favorite day hikes. Like, it has so much variety.
So many different lakes and views.
So highly recommend doing it yourself
We're going to go find a viewpoint
and uh call the video here because we're actually
going to go down the same route but enjoy the trail
and enjoy your time in Mammoth Lakes.