Alder Creek Trail–Cinammon Twist Loop, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile loop near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 997 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,185 – 6,788 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35417, -120.23519
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
Directions
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Alder Creek Trail–Cinammon Twist Loop, 3 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,185–6,787 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 39.35417, -120.23519
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto North Fork, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pony Express, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°60°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
89°56°
Sat
89°57°
Sun
88°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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