Barber Peak–Hot Spring, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Barber Peak–Hot Spring, 3 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. The route passes Barber Peak before reaching Hot Spring at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,215 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,197 – 6,145 ft · steepest grade: 33%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.75790, -119.75914
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
Directions
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Barber Peak–Hot Spring, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,197–6,145 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.75790, -119.75914
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Fork Spur A, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miPass Barber Peak.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Barney Riley, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Hot Spring.
- 50 ftReach Barber Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 3.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Fork Spur A, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM
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- Barber Peak & East Fork Spur A 4.7 mi · ▲ 721 ft
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