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.
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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
- Start on Arroyo Hondo Road, heading SW.
- 4.8 miReach Arroyo Hondo Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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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