09N45–09N54, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 4 hr 22 min

09N45–09N54, 7 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Omo Ranch, CA. It climbs 945 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,435 – 4,101 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caldor Road 38.60891, -120.58498
Nearest town Omo Ranch, CA

Directions

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09N45–09N54, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 3,434–4,100 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Caldor Road · 38.60891, -120.58498

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

  1. Start on Caldor Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 09N63, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto 09N59, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto 09N61, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto 09N59, heading NW.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto 09NY14A, heading NE.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto 09N61, heading SE.
  9. 1.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto 09N54, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto 09N45, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 09N54, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Caldor Road, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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