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Bill Patterson is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Norden, CA. It climbs 294 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,779 – 6,962 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31738, -120.35445
Nearest town Norden, CA

Directions

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Bill Patterson

4.4 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 1 hr 37 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 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

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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