09N45

4.1 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 39 min

09N45 is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,924 – 4,337 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.61194, -120.50614
Nearest town Gilberts, CA

Directions

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09N45

4.1 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 3,924–4,336 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.61194, -120.50614

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto 09N54, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto 09N45, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach 09N45, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto 09N54, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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