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Castle Point–Castle Point Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,849 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Castle Point–Castle Point Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Castle Point at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,849 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,845 – 8,757 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forbidden Forest 38.68878, -120.07543
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Castle Point–Castle Point Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,849 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,846–8,756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forbidden Forest · 38.68878, -120.07543

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Funny Bunny, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Sentinels Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miBear right onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Castle Point Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miReach Castle Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miBear left onto Funny Bunny, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 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/castle-point-out-back-12-km-46bc

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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