AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Baltic Peak via Happy Valley Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Baltic Peak via Happy Valley Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Grizzly Flat, CA. The route reaches Baltic Peak at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 999 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,252 – 5,072 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Baltic Peak via Happy Valley Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 4,252–5,072 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. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miReach Baltic Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baltic-peak-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Grizzly Flat, California