AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Mountain

3.9 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Big Mountain is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Old Pino, CA. The route reaches Big Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 691 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,629 – 4,187 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82816, -120.63028
Nearest town Old Pino, CA
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Big Mountain

3.9 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 3,627–4,187 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82816, -120.63028

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miReach Big Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 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-6-km-7655

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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