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09N61

5.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 12 min

09N61 is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 665 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,960 – 4,337 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.61194, -120.50614
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
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09N61

5.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 3,961–4,336 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.61194, -120.50614

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

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  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, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 09N61, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 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-out-back-9-km-7ecf

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 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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