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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Emigrant Trail Access, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftBear right onto Rawhide, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto Sundance Cutoff, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Wild West, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto White Lightning, heading NE.
  25. 450 ftSharp left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftTurn right onto North Fork, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Pony Express, heading S.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Cinammon Twist, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 1.1 miBear right onto Private access path, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Alder Creek Trail, heading NE.
  37. 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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