9N60

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,393 ft · 4 hr 48 min

9N60 is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 2,393 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,012 – 4,337 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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9N60

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,393 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 3,013–4,336 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.61194, -120.50614

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  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 left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 09N45, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto 9N60, heading W.
  7. 3.6 miReach 9N60, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3.6 miTurn right onto 09N45, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 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 surface

13% dirt87% 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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