AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chappell Saddle Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Chappell Saddle Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Wright Place, CA. It climbs 1,361 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,064 – 3,360 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.31961, -123.76070
Nearest town Wright Place, CA
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Chappell Saddle Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,065–3,358 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 41.31961, -123.76070

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 3.3 miSharp left onto Chappell Saddle Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chappell Saddle Road Spur B, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Chappell Saddle Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miReach Chappell Saddle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miBear right onto Chappell Saddle Road Spur B, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chappell Saddle Road, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 3.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 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/chappell-saddle-road-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

63% dirt37% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F71°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:31 PM
Wed 85°58°
Thu 89°54°
Fri 91°52°
Sat 89°53°
Sun 87°52°
Mon 85°51°

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