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Burns Chalks & Burns Chalk Fire Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Burns Chalks & Burns Chalk Fire Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near La Honda, CA. The route reaches Burns Chalks. It climbs 1,164 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.29324, -122.27939
Nearest town La Honda, CA
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Burns Chalks & Burns Chalk Fire Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 501–1,094 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.29324, -122.27939

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right onto Burns Chalk Fire Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miPass Burns Chalks.
  4. 1.1 miReach Burns Chalks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 1.4 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/burns-chalks-burns-chalk-fire-road-out-back-8-km-12cb

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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