Happy Valley Road & Sciaroni Road

11 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Happy Valley Road & Sciaroni Road is an 11-mile out-and-back near Grizzly Flat, CA. It climbs 1,816 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,967 – 5,026 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67777, -120.51618
Nearest town Grizzly Flat, CA

Directions

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Happy Valley Road & Sciaroni Road

11 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 3,965–5,026 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67777, -120.51618

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Happy Valley Road, heading N.
  3. 3 miReach Sciaroni Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 4.9 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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