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Caples Crest–Hole 'N Wall, 7 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Caples Crest–Hole 'N Wall, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 944 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,792 – 8,334 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hole 'N Wall 38.68814, -120.07286
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Caples Crest–Hole 'N Wall, 7 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 7,791–8,335 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hole 'N Wall · 38.68814, -120.07286

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hole 'N Wall, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Solitude, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Cutback, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Solitude, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robey Wolfe, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Snowkirk, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear right onto Whiskey, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Caples Crest, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Whiskey Shots, heading N.
  10. 400 ftReach Hole 'N Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Caples Crest, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Whiskey, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Snowkirk, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Solitude, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Solitude, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto Hole 'N Wall, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftArrive 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/caples-crest-hole-n-wall-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F48°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV9Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 78°55°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 83°57°
Fri 83°58°
Sat 83°58°
Sun 83°57°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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