Bigfoot Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Bigfoot Road is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Pecwan, CA. It climbs 1,589 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,019 – 4,183 ft · steepest grade: 21%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35830, -123.75389
Nearest town Pecwan, CA

Directions

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Bigfoot Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,589 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 3,019–4,182 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.35830, -123.75389

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 4.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 4.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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