Butano State Park

Abandoned Butano Airstrip–Butano Fire Road, 6 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,046 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Abandoned Butano Airstrip–Butano Fire Road, 6 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Butano State Park near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 3,046 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 1,693 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.20946, -122.32852
Nearest town Butano Park, CA

Directions

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Abandoned Butano Airstrip–Butano Fire Road, 6 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,046 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Elevation 488–1,692 ft

Out & Back · Butano State Park

Trailhead: 37.20946, -122.32852

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Goat Hill Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Doe Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Olmo Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Indian Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.3 miSharp right onto Jackson Flats Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Butano Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 1.8 miSharp left onto Abandoned Butano Airstrip, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Doe Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Butano Fire Road, heading S.
  11. 1.8 miBear left onto Jackson Flats Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2.3 miBear left onto Indian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Olmo Fire Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Doe Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.6 miSharp right onto Goat Hill Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity99%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 73°52°
Wed 68°51°
Thu 66°55°
Fri 69°56°
Sat 68°54°
Sun 64°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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