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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Upper Deer Creek, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Cena Lar Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
81°60°
Wed
80°53°
Thu
79°52°
Fri
80°53°
Sat
79°54°
Sun
78°53°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Upper Deer Creek Trailhead
- Sawtooth Spur via Big Chief Trail (Upper) 1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- 116 Road via Big Chief Trail (Upper) 3.9 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 4.1 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- Northstar Service Road 700 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft
- Western States Trail via Big Chief Trail (Middle) 10 mi · ▲ 2,448 ft
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