AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Baltic Peak & Happy Valley Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Baltic Peak & Happy Valley Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Bryants, CA. The route reaches Baltic Peak. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,298 – 5,072 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Happy Valley Road 38.70966, -120.51041
Nearest town Bryants, CA
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Baltic Peak & Happy Valley Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,296–5,072 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Happy Valley Road · 38.70966, -120.51041

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Happy Valley Road, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miReach Baltic Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 3.1 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/baltic-peak-happy-valley-road-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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