Chicken Hawk Spring
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Chicken Hawk Spring is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Riverton, CA. The route reaches Chicken Hawk Spring at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,671 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chicken Hawk Spring
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 4,019–5,154 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.77932, -120.43053
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Chicken Hawk Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 11N70 & South Fork Soldier Creek 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,463 ft
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