Burns Chalks via Burns Chalk Fire Road
3 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Burns Chalks via Burns Chalk Fire Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near La Honda, CA. The route reaches Burns Chalks at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 881 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Burns Chalks via Burns Chalk Fire Road
3 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 501–1,091 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.29324, -122.27939
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Burns Chalk Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Burns Chalks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Burns Chalks & Burns Chalk Fire Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft
- Pomponio Truck Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 3,014 ft
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