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Cena Lar Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 2,135 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Cena Lar Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 2,135 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,516 – 7,720 ft · steepest grade: 29%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Chief Trail (Upper) 39.23946, -120.15744
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
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Cena Lar Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 2,135 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,518–7,722 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Big Chief Trail (Upper) · 39.23946, -120.15744

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Cena Lar Trail, heading N.
  4. 3.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 2.9 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading S.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cena-lar-trail-out-back-13-km-caae

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 80°60°
Wed 79°52°
Thu 77°51°
Fri 77°52°
Sat 77°53°
Sun 78°51°

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