AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:31 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bigfoot-road-out-back-22-km-acf9

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F72°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:31 PM
Wed 85°59°
Thu 84°56°
Fri 88°53°
Sat 86°54°
Sun 84°53°
Mon 83°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:02 PM.

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