AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bald Hill Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Bald Hill Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Glenblair, CA. It climbs 680 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.45199, -123.73585
Nearest town Glenblair, CA
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Bald Hill Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 78–598 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.45199, -123.73585

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 N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Bald Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miArrive 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/bald-hill-road-out-back-6-km-3cba

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F51°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 66°51°
Sun 70°47°
Mon 80°48°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 76°60° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 0 min before dark.

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