AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Arbor Camp Ridge Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,837 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Arbor Camp Ridge Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Fieldbrook, CA. It climbs 2,837 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.05989, -123.87018
Nearest town Fieldbrook, CA
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Arbor Camp Ridge Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,837 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 528–3,108 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.05989, -123.87018

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 3.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Arbor Camp Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arbor-camp-ridge-road-out-back-19-km-bd01

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:31 PM
Tue 96°73°
Wed 88°65°
Thu 92°63°
Fri 96°61°
Sat 93°61°
Sun 95°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~203 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 8:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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