AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Badger Hill Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Badger Hill Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Cedar Grove, CA. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,028 – 3,524 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.76338, -120.64010
Nearest town Cedar Grove, CA
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Badger Hill Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 3,028–3,525 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.76338, -120.64010

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Badger Hill Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftArrive 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/badger-hill-road-out-back-5-km-3b6a

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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