AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

09N45–09N59, 5 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft · 5 hr 22 min

09N45–09N59, 5 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Grizzly Flat, CA. It climbs 1,137 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,557 – 4,101 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 09N59 38.63005, -120.51182
Nearest town Grizzly Flat, CA
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09N45–09N59, 5 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,555–4,100 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 09N59 · 38.63005, -120.51182

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on 09N59, heading NW.
  2. 4.1 miBear right onto 09N61, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto 09N59, heading SW.
  4. 1 miSharp right onto Caldor Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto 09N63, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto 09N59, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Caldor Road, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto 09N54, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto 09N45, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 09N61, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left onto 09NY14A, heading NE.
  16. 1 miSharp right onto 09N59, heading W.
  17. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/09n45-09n59-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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