Bloodsucker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min

Bloodsucker Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Lower Forni, CA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,933 – 6,998 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockbound Trailhead 38.84750, -120.23929

Nearest town Lower Forni, CA

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Bloodsucker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 43 min

Elevation 6,931–6,997 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rockbound Trailhead · 38.84750, -120.23929

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading S.
1 miReach Bloodsucker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
1 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Clear80°F62°

Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%

Hourly temperature

80°60°

6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:11 PM

Wed 81°59°

Thu 85°60°

Fri 86°61°

Sat 86°61°

Sun 86°60°

Mon 84°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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