Calero County Park

Bald Peaks Viewpoint–Little Llagas Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Bald Peaks Viewpoint–Little Llagas Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4-mile loop in Calero County Park near Mountain Home, CA. The route reaches Bald Peaks Viewpoint. It climbs 884 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 1,496 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Bald Peaks Viewpoint–Little Llagas Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 677–1,496 ft

Loop · 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 at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Little Llagas Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bald Peaks Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miPass Bald Peaks Viewpoint.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Needlegrass Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Longwall Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 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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