Castle Point Trail–Dangberg Trail, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 3,391 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,818 – 8,757 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kirkwood Meadows Road 38.68339, -120.06855
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Castle Point Trail–Dangberg Trail, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,391 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 6,817–8,756 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kirkwood Meadows Road · 38.68339, -120.06855
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kirkwood Meadows Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robey Wolfe, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Solitude, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hole 'N Wall, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dangberg Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Castle Point Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Silver Fork 4WD Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Robey Wolfe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto West Martin Meadow Road, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Dangberg Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hole 'N Wall, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Solitude, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Robey Wolfe, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Kirkwood Meadows Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt2% gravel34% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity28%
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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Kirkwood Meadows Road Trailhead
- Hole 'N Wall & Robey Wolfe via Solitude 2.5 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Robey Wolfe & Solitude 2.8 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Dangberg Trail & Robey Wolfe via Solitude 3.4 mi · ▲ 632 ft
- Caples Crest–Carson Emigrant National Recreational Trail Loop, 10 sights 13 mi · ▲ 3,281 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Kirkwood, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Kirkwood, California