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Bald Mountain & Trail 1

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Bald Mountain & Trail 1 is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Fairbanks, CA. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,401 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,596 – 4,590 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 1 38.88162, -120.69891
Nearest town Fairbanks, CA
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Bald Mountain & Trail 1

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 3,596–4,590 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Trail 1 · 38.88162, -120.69891

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Trail 1, heading NW.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 2.2 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-mountain-out-back-9-km-6aa0

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.

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