Bryan Meadow Trail & Sayles Canyon Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,419 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Bryan Meadow Trail & Sayles Canyon Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Phillips, CA. It climbs 2,419 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bryan Meadow Trail & Sayles Canyon Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,419 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,817–8,518 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.80375, -120.08442
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Bryan Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Sayles Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Bryan Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miReach Sayles Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Sayles Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Bryan Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 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 4.4 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Audrian & Pony Express Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft
- Pony Express Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft
- Pony Express Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
- Pony Express Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft
- Pony Express Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- Lover's Leap Trail via Pony Express Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
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