Bill Patterson is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Norden, CA. It climbs 292 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 6,962 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31738, -120.35445
Nearest town Norden, CA
Directions
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Bill Patterson
3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,779–6,964 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31738, -120.35445
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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