Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Blue Gum–S&H, 3 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Blue Gum–S&H, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 1,327 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Gum–S&H, 3 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 78–702 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.38210, -123.77277
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto S&H, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto TV, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lighten Up, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gum, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach S&H, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lighten Up, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto TV, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto S&H, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 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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- Jugs Sunset Point & Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Gunslinger–Ride Thru Tree, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 779 ft
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