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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto 12N76, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach 12N76, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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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