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Blue Ridge Road Spur B & Blue Ridge Road Spur E

5 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Blue Ridge Road Spur B & Blue Ridge Road Spur E is a 5-mile out-and-back near Patrick Creek, CA. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,295 – 4,689 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Ridge Road 41.74533, -123.76638
Nearest town Patrick Creek, CA
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Blue Ridge Road Spur B & Blue Ridge Road Spur E

5 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 4,293–4,688 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blue Ridge Road · 41.74533, -123.76638

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Blue Ridge Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miBear right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur B, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miReach Blue Ridge Road Spur E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Blue Ridge Road, heading N.
  9. 1.3 miBear right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Ridge Road Spur E, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Road, heading E.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-ridge-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 84°67°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 85°59°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 86°57°
Sun 88°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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