Alpha Trail–COVID Monument Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min
Alpha Trail–COVID Monument Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alpha Trail–COVID Monument Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,089–1,216 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sky Line Trail · 33.91137, -116.37452
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Sky Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Alpha Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto COVID Monument Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Sky Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alpha Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Line Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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