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Red Mountain

Alder Creek Road–Everest, 6 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,560 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Alder Creek Road–Everest, 6 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 2,560 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,473 – 7,819 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail 39.34323, -120.26836
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
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Alder Creek Road–Everest, 6 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 2,560 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Elevation 6,472–7,819 ft

Out & Back · Red Mountain

Trailhead: Glacier Way Trail · 39.34323, -120.26836

Weather Aug 5: Mostly clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Glacier Way Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Far Side, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Willie's Wiggle, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Andromeda, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Everest, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Mother Lode, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Everest, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Crazy Horse, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto True Grit, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Rawhide, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken Spoke, heading W.
  23. 400 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Road, heading N.
  26. 1.8 miReach Glacier Way Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Crabtree Road, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miBear right onto Broken Spoke, heading W.
  30. 400 ftTurn left onto Quickdraw, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading S.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  44. 500 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto Crazy Horse, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading S.
  47. 500 ftContinue straight onto Everest, heading SE.
  48. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper Mother Lode, heading W.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Everest, heading SW.
  50. 0.5 miSharp right onto Andromeda, heading SW.
  51. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willie's Wiggle, heading S.
  52. 0.2 miBear left onto Donner Lake Rim Trail, heading W.
  53. 400 ftTurn left onto Far Side, heading W.
  54. 1.1 miBear left onto Glacier Way Trail, heading S.
  55. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alder-creek-road-everest-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt7% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Thu 80°58°
Fri 88°55°
Sat 88°57°
Sun 86°56°
Mon 85°54°
Tue 83°53°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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