Cedar Ridge Trail & Homeward Bound is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Homewood, CA. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,286 – 6,870 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homeward Bound 39.07806, -120.15928
Nearest town Homewood, CA
Directions
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Cedar Ridge Trail & Homeward Bound
3.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 6,287–6,870 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Homeward Bound · 39.07806, -120.15928
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left onto Lower Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Homeward Bound, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Homeward Bound, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Homeward Bound Trailhead
- General Creek Trail–Homeward Connector, 5 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,563 ft
- Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft
- Lily Pond–Homeward Connector, 5 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail–Homeward Bound, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Tahoe, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
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