AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bluff Creek Road Spur & Onionhead Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Bluff Creek Road Spur & Onionhead Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Pecwan, CA. It climbs 689 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,540 – 4,206 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Onionhead Road 41.35377, -123.75553
Nearest town Pecwan, CA
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Bluff Creek Road Spur & Onionhead Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 3,540–4,206 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Onionhead Road · 41.35377, -123.75553

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Onionhead Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Bluff Creek Road Spur, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach Onionhead Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Onionhead Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 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/bluff-creek-road-spur-onionhead-road-out-back

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 69°59°
Tue 69°46°
Wed 69°42°
Thu 65°44° 16%
Fri 69°40° 25%
Sat 67°41°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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