Blue Gum & TV

4.3 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Blue Gum & TV is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Pine Grove, CA. It climbs 671 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35685, -123.77651
Nearest town Pine Grove, CA

Directions

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Blue Gum & TV

4.3 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 78–558 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.35685, -123.77651

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto TV, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Lighten Up, heading E.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gum, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miReach TV, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lighten Up, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto TV, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 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

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F52°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 61°53°
Sun 63°49°
Mon 77°46°
Tue 75°52°
Wed 72°49°
Thu 79°57°

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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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