AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Buzzard Lagoon Spur

2 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 53 min

Buzzard Lagoon Spur is a 2-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 417 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,736 – 2,139 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buzzard Lagoon Spur 37.04951, -121.84111
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
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Buzzard Lagoon Spur

2 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 53 min

Elevation 1,735–2,138 ft

Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Trailhead: Buzzard Lagoon Spur · 37.04951, -121.84111

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Buzzard Lagoon Spur, heading NE.
  2. 1 miReach Buzzard Lagoon Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/buzzard-lagoon-spur-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.

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