Beaver Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Beaver Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 1,265 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,605 – 3,340 ft · steepest grade: 54%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56594, -123.85056
Nearest town Scaath, CA

Directions

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Beaver Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 2,603–3,340 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.56594, -123.85056

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Cougar Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Road, heading W.
  4. 2 miReach Beaver Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miContinue straight onto Cougar Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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