508 & Sheep Shit Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 2 hr 27 min
508 & Sheep Shit Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 765 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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508 & Sheep Shit Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 560–974 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.37573, -123.74449
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Sheep Shit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto 508, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Sheep Shit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Sheep Shit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Sheep Shit Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
- Blue Gum–Jackaroo, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,614 ft
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