AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cena Lar Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,466 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Cena Lar Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,466 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,516 – 7,720 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Deer Creek 39.23476, -120.15772
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Cena Lar Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,466 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,518–7,722 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Deer Creek · 39.23476, -120.15772

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start on Upper Deer Creek, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Cena Lar Trail, heading N.
  5. 3.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 2.9 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 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/cena-lar-trail-out-back-14-km-50c4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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