Blue Ridge Road Spur E–Blue Ridge Road, 3 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,615 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Blue Ridge Road Spur E–Blue Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Patrick Creek, CA. It climbs 2,615 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Ridge Road Spur E–Blue Ridge Road, 3 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,615 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,848–4,688 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Blue Ridge Road · 41.74533, -123.76638
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
- Start on Blue Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading S.
- 5.9 miTurn left onto Quartz Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Blue Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue Ridge Road, heading W.
- 5.9 miBear right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.6 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 5.9 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:03 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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