AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

09N61 & 09NY14A via 09N59

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 2 hr 56 min

09N61 & 09NY14A via 09N59 is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Grizzly Flat, CA. It climbs 1,075 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,566 – 4,318 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.60702, -120.51436
Nearest town Grizzly Flat, CA
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09N61 & 09NY14A via 09N59

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 3,565–4,318 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.60702, -120.51436

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 09N61, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto 09NY14A, heading N.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto 09N59, heading NW.
  8. 1 miBear left onto 09N61, heading S.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 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/09n61-09ny14a-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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