AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Boundary Trail

10 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Boundary Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 2,526 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,278 – 5,187 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boundary Trail 41.55776, -123.76441
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Boundary Trail

10 mi · ▲ 2,526 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,279–5,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Boundary Trail · 41.55776, -123.76441

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Boundary Trail, heading NE.
  2. 5 miReach Boundary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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/boundary-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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