Alpine Crags Road
3 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Alpine Crags Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 657 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,473 – 7,048 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16913, -120.23186
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Alpine Crags Road
3 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,474–7,048 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.16913, -120.23186
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Alpine Crags Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,685 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,678 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
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