Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 1,790 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 6,903–7,877 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 39.30171, -120.37946
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Switchback, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Aster, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Razorback, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overland Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Aster, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Razorback, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Aster, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 1.3 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Overload via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Switchback 2.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Mount Disney–Aster, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
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