AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

8N50

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft · 5 hr 13 min

8N50 is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Barton, CA. It climbs 2,030 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,982 – 3,829 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.48626, -120.50025
Nearest town Barton, CA
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8N50

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 2,982–3,830 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.48626, -120.50025

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 2.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto 8N50, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miReach 8N50, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 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/8n50-out-back

Weather

FogTemperature 65°F50°
Precip16%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity46%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 68°51°
Sun 72°51°
Mon 78°52°
Tue 81°56°
Wed 74°57° 22%
Thu 84°63° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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