Bunker Hill & Wentworth Springs Road
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Bunker Hill & Wentworth Springs Road is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. The route reaches Bunker Hill at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,256 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bunker Hill & Wentworth Springs Road
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,372–7,522 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wentworth Springs Road · 38.98354, -120.37932
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Wentworth Springs Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Bunker Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 4.4 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 4.8 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft
- McKinstry Lake & Wentworth Springs Road 16 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft
- Wentworth Springs Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
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