Took the rough dirt road to a dilapidated old bridge marked "footbridge" on the topo map, at 7600'. Looked like others had driven across but I didn't risk it. From here the summit is appx 2.5 miles and 1600'. A nice woodland trail past beautiful Cold Stream Meadow, up to the summit with great views of the northern Sierra, from Freel to Sierra Buttes and beyond.
mengbo - Jun 25, 2012 12:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2012
Mt Lola Tr
Hiked with Jean on a very windy day.
GMAN54 - Jan 11, 2012 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2012
Mt Lola Trail
Generally no more than a few inches of snow. Snow was hard and some ice, but footing was good. No need for snow shoes. Really strange for January. Very cold and windy on summit ridge. Overall a great hike.
kavak - Sep 22, 2010 11:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
Mt Lola Trail environs
We were able to drive quite a ways toward the summit of Mount Lola along a rough road that ran more or less parallel to the trail. It was a pleasant ridge walk from Pt 8944 north of the peak to the summit. This was part of a trip with fellow Cohpers to climb various county highpoints in the Tahoe region.
Dundeel - Sep 22, 2010 12:18 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
L-O-L-A Lola
Well I'd left home just a few days before,
and I'd never ever tagged this cohp before.
sierramtngoat - Aug 21, 2010 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
Mount Lola Trail
Hiked up in the the afternoon with my wife, starting from the trailhead. There is a dirt road that goes up quite far but the trail only touches it a couple of times; most of the route is a hiking trail. We were happy to find snow still on the east shoulder and above the NE bowl. We had a good camping experience at Findley Camp on Jackson Meadows Reservoir, which is very close to English Mountain.
wmolland - Jun 1, 2010 4:24 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
Snowy ascent
Continuous snow after the first half mile of the trail. Took the snowboard to the summit and snagged a couple turns on the way down. Tons of snow for almost June.
mrchad9 - May 9, 2010 6:03 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006
Lola Trail
Wrapped up a 3 day, driving weekend covering Lost Lake Ridge, Sugar Pine Peak, Ingalls, Elwell, Sierra Buttes, Lola, and Lola North.
fedak - Aug 25, 2009 8:56 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Mt. Lola Trail
Tagging another OGUL peak (and didn't realize that the county highpoint was also up there, so I'll likely be heading back at some point.
Summit was nice, the trail was fairly noninteresting- all under tree cover and everything had long since dried out this summer.
cjrandall - Sep 2, 2008 12:07 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008
Complete solitude on Labor Day weekend
Hiked from the trailhead on Henness Pass Road. Didn't see a single car on my way in or out, not a soul on the mountain in or out, which surprised me on this long weekend. Hiked cross-country to the Sierra County highpoint on the north ridge. Instead of hiking back up to Mount Lola on the way back, I sidehilled through the talus bowl on the southeast side of the peak and climbed past a small snowfield en route back to the trail.
Very enjoyable outing, amazing clear views in all directions, solitude was very nice. Very warm, almost no wind, perfect conditions.
Drewid - Aug 4, 2008 11:59 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Oh Lola
Hiked up from Perazzo Meadows via the Cold Stream trail. What glorious views from this humble summit! Then on to Lola North and down the wonderful north ridge cross country. I love this uncrowded part of the Sierra.
Brian Kalet - Mar 15, 2008 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2008
Dangers Pop - Nov 18, 2007 12:30 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
Main Trail
Great dayhike! Windy and cold with patches of snow. Followed the ridge to the north before returning crosscountry.
buzzdainer - Oct 23, 2007 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2006
Mount Lola Trail
Relatively straightforward hike to the summit. We encountered a mountain biker at a surprisingly high spot on the trail--I'd be very impressed if he biked all the way to the summit.
Ol Walsher - Sep 16, 2007 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2007
Mt. Lola Trail
Took the day off work to bag two county highpoints with Sady. Ended up driving a PG&E worker out who got stuck with his 4WD. Drove him out to Nyack. All in all a cool hike with some cool views of the Sierras. I will be sure to go back. Also did Lola North.
Nice and easy hike to the summit from the Mt. Lola Trailhead. Super gusty winds at the summit almost knocked me over a few times. Tagged Lola North then headed cross country back. Didn't see another soul.
Moderate climb on a beautiful Monday. Didn't see anyone else the whole day. 5.5 hours start to finish, with a 20 minute rest at the summit.
McCannster - Aug 23, 2006 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
Solo Trip
My first real solo peakbag. I saw 1 person in 10.7 miles. Good hike, 40 MPH gusts at the top. Also bagged Mt. Lola North, then X-countried east back down to the trail.
Peak Baguette - Aug 21, 2006 7:17 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006
Via Mt. Lola Trail 08.19.06
Just a touch of snow - stunning views, much solitude. Couldn't get Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" out of my head... "her name was Lola... she was a showgirl..." made me want to lobby to change the name of "North Lola" to "Mt. Rico". Register almost full - bring a steno sized notepad if you're planning a trip here soon.
nevadarambler - Aug 4, 2006 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
Mount Lola
Fled the heat (100+ F) in Reno up to the mountains for a hike to Mount Lola. There is still plenty of snow above 8400 feet, enough to lose the trail near the ridge, but it was no issue to go around or over the snow. It was partly cloudy a bit hazy to the South around Lake Tahoe, because of the unusually high monsoonal humidity and possibly smoke from wildfires, but we could just make out Lassen Peak on the horizon, 94.6 miles away NNE. The wildflowers were out in force, especially in Cold Stream Meadow. This has been one of my favorite hikes since moving to Reno.
LincolnB - Jul 24, 2012 7:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
FootbridgeTook the rough dirt road to a dilapidated old bridge marked "footbridge" on the topo map, at 7600'. Looked like others had driven across but I didn't risk it. From here the summit is appx 2.5 miles and 1600'. A nice woodland trail past beautiful Cold Stream Meadow, up to the summit with great views of the northern Sierra, from Freel to Sierra Buttes and beyond.
mengbo - Jun 25, 2012 12:20 am Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2012
Mt Lola TrHiked with Jean on a very windy day.
GMAN54 - Jan 11, 2012 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2012
Mt Lola TrailGenerally no more than a few inches of snow. Snow was hard and some ice, but footing was good. No need for snow shoes. Really strange for January. Very cold and windy on summit ridge. Overall a great hike.
kavak - Sep 22, 2010 11:34 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
Mt Lola Trail environsWe were able to drive quite a ways toward the summit of Mount Lola along a rough road that ran more or less parallel to the trail. It was a pleasant ridge walk from Pt 8944 north of the peak to the summit. This was part of a trip with fellow Cohpers to climb various county highpoints in the Tahoe region.
Dundeel - Sep 22, 2010 12:18 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
L-O-L-A LolaWell I'd left home just a few days before,
and I'd never ever tagged this cohp before.
sierramtngoat - Aug 21, 2010 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
Mount Lola TrailHiked up in the the afternoon with my wife, starting from the trailhead. There is a dirt road that goes up quite far but the trail only touches it a couple of times; most of the route is a hiking trail. We were happy to find snow still on the east shoulder and above the NE bowl. We had a good camping experience at Findley Camp on Jackson Meadows Reservoir, which is very close to English Mountain.
wmolland - Jun 1, 2010 4:24 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2010
Snowy ascentContinuous snow after the first half mile of the trail. Took the snowboard to the summit and snagged a couple turns on the way down. Tons of snow for almost June.
mrchad9 - May 9, 2010 6:03 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006
Lola TrailWrapped up a 3 day, driving weekend covering Lost Lake Ridge, Sugar Pine Peak, Ingalls, Elwell, Sierra Buttes, Lola, and Lola North.
fedak - Aug 25, 2009 8:56 am Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
Mt. Lola TrailTagging another OGUL peak (and didn't realize that the county highpoint was also up there, so I'll likely be heading back at some point.
Summit was nice, the trail was fairly noninteresting- all under tree cover and everything had long since dried out this summer.
Pics are here.
cjrandall - Sep 2, 2008 12:07 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008
Complete solitude on Labor Day weekendHiked from the trailhead on Henness Pass Road. Didn't see a single car on my way in or out, not a soul on the mountain in or out, which surprised me on this long weekend. Hiked cross-country to the Sierra County highpoint on the north ridge. Instead of hiking back up to Mount Lola on the way back, I sidehilled through the talus bowl on the southeast side of the peak and climbed past a small snowfield en route back to the trail.
Very enjoyable outing, amazing clear views in all directions, solitude was very nice. Very warm, almost no wind, perfect conditions.
Drewid - Aug 4, 2008 11:59 am Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
Oh LolaHiked up from Perazzo Meadows via the Cold Stream trail. What glorious views from this humble summit! Then on to Lola North and down the wonderful north ridge cross country. I love this uncrowded part of the Sierra.
Brian Kalet - Mar 15, 2008 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2008
North RidgeSkied from thew summit! Trip Report
Dangers Pop - Nov 18, 2007 12:30 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
Main TrailGreat dayhike! Windy and cold with patches of snow. Followed the ridge to the north before returning crosscountry.
buzzdainer - Oct 23, 2007 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2006
Mount Lola TrailRelatively straightforward hike to the summit. We encountered a mountain biker at a surprisingly high spot on the trail--I'd be very impressed if he biked all the way to the summit.
Ol Walsher - Sep 16, 2007 10:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2007
Mt. Lola TrailTook the day off work to bag two county highpoints with Sady. Ended up driving a PG&E worker out who got stuck with his 4WD. Drove him out to Nyack. All in all a cool hike with some cool views of the Sierras. I will be sure to go back. Also did Lola North.
Jonodo - Sep 13, 2007 8:05 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2007
Mt. Lola TrailNice and easy hike to the summit from the Mt. Lola Trailhead. Super gusty winds at the summit almost knocked me over a few times. Tagged Lola North then headed cross country back. Didn't see another soul.
BrendanHickey - Jul 24, 2007 7:05 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
Beautiful DayModerate climb on a beautiful Monday. Didn't see anyone else the whole day. 5.5 hours start to finish, with a 20 minute rest at the summit.
McCannster - Aug 23, 2006 11:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
Solo TripMy first real solo peakbag. I saw 1 person in 10.7 miles. Good hike, 40 MPH gusts at the top. Also bagged Mt. Lola North, then X-countried east back down to the trail.
Peak Baguette - Aug 21, 2006 7:17 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2006
Via Mt. Lola Trail 08.19.06Just a touch of snow - stunning views, much solitude. Couldn't get Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" out of my head... "her name was Lola... she was a showgirl..." made me want to lobby to change the name of "North Lola" to "Mt. Rico". Register almost full - bring a steno sized notepad if you're planning a trip here soon.
nevadarambler - Aug 4, 2006 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
Mount LolaFled the heat (100+ F) in Reno up to the mountains for a hike to Mount Lola. There is still plenty of snow above 8400 feet, enough to lose the trail near the ridge, but it was no issue to go around or over the snow. It was partly cloudy a bit hazy to the South around Lake Tahoe, because of the unusually high monsoonal humidity and possibly smoke from wildfires, but we could just make out Lassen Peak on the horizon, 94.6 miles away NNE. The wildflowers were out in force, especially in Cold Stream Meadow. This has been one of my favorite hikes since moving to Reno.
NevadaRambler trip blog entry