Calaveras Watershed

Arroyo Hondo Road

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,745 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Arroyo Hondo Road is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Calaveras Watershed near East Foothills, CA. It climbs 2,745 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 2,674 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arroyo Hondo Road 37.47819, -121.75922
Nearest town East Foothills, CA

Directions

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Arroyo Hondo Road

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,745 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 791–2,675 ft

Out & Back · Calaveras Watershed

Trailhead: Arroyo Hondo Road · 37.47819, -121.75922

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Arroyo Hondo Road, heading SW.
  2. 4.8 miReach Arroyo Hondo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.

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