12N76

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 24 min

12N76 is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. It climbs 1,062 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,779 – 3,343 ft · steepest grade: 38%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82223, -120.72550
Nearest town Soapweed, CA

Directions

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12N76

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,778–3,345 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82223, -120.72550

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto 12N76, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach 12N76, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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