Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road

12.9 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Glenblair, CA. It climbs 2,384 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.48880, -123.73229
Nearest town Glenblair, CA

Directions

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Bald Hill Road & Pudding Creek Road

12.9 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 156–892 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.48880, -123.73229

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bald Hill Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miBear right onto Pudding Creek Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miReach Bald Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miBear right onto Bald Hill Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 2.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 67°53°
Sun 70°48°
Mon 81°49°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 77°61° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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