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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Alpine Crags Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 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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