AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain

7.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Big Mountain is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Claussenius, CA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 898 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,708 – 4,200 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.83165, -120.62585
Nearest town Claussenius, CA
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Big Mountain

7.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 3,708–4,200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.83165, -120.62585

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 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/big-mountain-out-back-12-km-dd6e

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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