Blue Gum–Jackaroo, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Blue Gum–Jackaroo, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Gum–Jackaroo, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 78–630 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35783, -123.74937
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto TV, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jackaroo, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Gum, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach TV, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jackaroo, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto TV, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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More from this trailhead
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