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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto TV, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Lighten Up, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gum, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach TV, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lighten Up, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto TV, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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