AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Big Mountain is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Claussenius, CA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,754 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,570 – 4,308 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82817, -120.60542
Nearest town Claussenius, CA
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Big Mountain

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 3,571–4,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82817, -120.60542

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 5.9 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 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-20-km-d117

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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