AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

09N61–09N63, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 5 hr 27 min

09N61–09N63, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 1,113 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,557 – 4,223 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.61236, -120.50161
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
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09N61–09N63, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 3,555–4,222 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.61236, -120.50161

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

  1. Start on 09N73, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto 09N61, heading W.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto 09NY14A, heading NW.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto 09N59, heading NW.
  5. 1 miBear left onto 09N61, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto 09N59, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto 09N63, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Caldor Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach 09N61, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 09N63, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto 09N59, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto 09N61, heading S.
  14. 350 ftBear right onto 09N59, heading NE.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto 09NY14A, heading W.
  16. 1 miTurn left onto 09N61, heading SE.
  17. 2.3 miBear right onto 09N73, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/09n61-09n63-out-back-3-sights-24-km-a9dc

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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