Calero County Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 1,700 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Longwall Canyon Trail 37.14801, -121.77445
Nearest town Mountain Home, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Longwall Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Catamount Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Longwall Canyon Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Catamount Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Peaks Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miPass Bald Peaks.
  8. 0.9 miPass Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Needlegrass Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Longwall Canyon Trail, heading S.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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