Castle Point–Castle Point Trail, 7 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Castle Point at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,559 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,809 – 8,757 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68376, -120.06477
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Castle Point–Castle Point Trail, 7 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,559 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 7,809–8,756 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.68376, -120.06477
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Whiskey, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Snowkirk, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Solitude, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hole 'N Wall, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dangberg Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Sentinels Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Thunder Mountain Loop, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Castle Point Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Castle Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 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 E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hole 'N Wall, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Solitude, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Robey Wolfe, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Snowkirk, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Whiskey, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F48°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity26%
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 5.4 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lower Corral–Red Cliffs, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 500 ft
- Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Caples Crest–Lower Corral Loop, 6 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Caples Lake–Red Cliffs, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Hole 'N Wall–Red Cliffs, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 920 ft
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