Blue Ridge Road Spur G & Blue Ridge Road Spur K
16 mi · ▲ 4,283 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Blue Ridge Road Spur G & Blue Ridge Road Spur K is a 16-mile out-and-back near Darlingtonia, CA. It climbs 4,283 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Ridge Road Spur G & Blue Ridge Road Spur K
16 mi · ▲ 4,283 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,280–3,408 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ship Mountain Road Spur S · 41.68513, -123.84389
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 5.1 miTurn left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Blue Ridge Road Spur G, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Blue Ridge Road Spur K, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Blue Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur K, heading SW.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 5.7 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 3:46 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Blue Ridge Road Spur K–Sugar Road Spur A, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,457 ft
- Ship Mountain Road Spur S 2.4 mi · ▲ 897 ft
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