Bald Peaks–Bald Peaks Viewpoint, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Bald Peaks–Bald Peaks Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Calero County Park near Mountain Home, CA. The route passes Bald Peaks and Bald Peaks Viewpoint. It climbs 1,121 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Peaks–Bald Peaks Viewpoint, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 691–1,700 ft
Out & Back · Calero County Park
Trailhead: Longwall Canyon Trail · 37.14801, -121.77445
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Longwall Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Catamount Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwall Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Catamount Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Peaks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Bald Peaks.
- 0.9 miPass Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Needlegrass Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Longwall Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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 1.8 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Longwall Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Longwall Canyon Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Bald Peaks Viewpoint–Little Llagas Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 884 ft
- (no access) & Little Llagas Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Canada Del Oro Trail via Bald Peaks Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
- Mayfair Ranch Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft
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