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Barney Riley Trail–Connector Road, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,730 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Barney Riley Trail–Connector Road, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Markleeville, CA. It climbs 3,730 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,496 – 7,901 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barney Riley Trail 38.68964, -119.76455
Nearest town Markleeville, CA
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Barney Riley Trail–Connector Road, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,730 ft · 6 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,494–7,900 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Barney Riley Trail · 38.68964, -119.76455

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Barney Riley Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.4 miSharp right onto Connector Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Morningstar Spur B, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right onto Loope Canyon Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Shaft Spur Road, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Creek Crossing Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Barney Riley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shaft Spur Road, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Loope Canyon Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Morningstar Spur B, heading NE.
  13. 2.1 miSharp left onto Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Connector Road, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miSharp left onto Barney Riley Trail, heading NW.
  16. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barney-riley-trail-connector-road-out-back-5-sights-23-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~222 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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