Perhaps they intended to make a trail all the way around the lake at one time but changed their minds? Who knows? I don’t. This is a 2.8 mile, moderately trafficked out and back trail that begins near Foresthill road and ends at a small beach on Lower Lake Clementine. It would be nice to punch the trail through to the firebreak road and make a loop hike possible.Īlong the way one might notice what appears to be some very old retaining walls which seem to indicate that this trail may have been built as long ago as when the dam was built. Our trail fizzles out across from the large rock formation known as Robber’s Roost, (see Lime Rock), not far I suspect from an old fire road that comes down to the lake from the Foresthill Road. The trail is controversial as it has now turned into a “multi-purpose” road 6 feet wide! Private property also interferes with a practical route. This beautiful trail passes under the tallest bridge in California, Foresthill Bridge. This wide pleasant trail traverses typical foothills woodland while providing superb views of Lake Clementine and Lime Rock as it wends its way down to lake level. This trail has been tentatively flagged along a possible route that includes some of this little trail. Lake Clementine Trail leads to the spot where the North Fork of the American River meets the rocks for an outstanding view of cascading water. has ambitious plans to build a “capitol to capitol” trail from Sacramento to Carson City along the south side of the North Fork American. The lake is about 6 miles long and hard to access except by boat. From I-80 in Auburn, exit at Foresthill, drive 2.5 miles on Foresthill Road, turn left onto Lake Clementine Road, and then follow Lake Clementine Road 2 miles down to the entrance station. The trail may have evolved from poor fishermen without boats, but there are signs of very old trail work along its path.Ĭlementine Lake was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1938 to catch debris from upstream hydraulic mining. Lake Clementine is located off the Auburn-Foresthill Road, approximately two miles from Auburn. His presence hides the little trail that begins there and wanders along the shore. During boating season a host camps in a motorhome near the boat ramp and dock area where Lower Clementine Road ends. MAPĬan we speculate about who built this little known trail along the shoreline of Lake Clementine? I just discovered it by accident snooping around the boat ramp area one winter day while the host was gone.
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