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Chicken Shack Fire Road & Via Escondida Fire Road

3 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Chicken Shack Fire Road & Via Escondida Fire Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Dewitt, CA. It climbs 857 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Posada del Sol Fire Road 38.05916, -122.53624
Nearest town Dewitt, CA
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Chicken Shack Fire Road & Via Escondida Fire Road

3 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 113–622 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Posada del Sol Fire Road · 38.05916, -122.53624

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Transit-accessible: Alameda del Prado & Posada del Sol stop 294 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Posada del Sol Fire Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Via Escondida Fire Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chicken Shack Fire Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Via Escondida Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Via Escondida Fire Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Posada del Sol Fire Road, heading E.
  7. 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/chicken-shack-fire-road-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F53°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat 78°51°
Sun 73°49°
Mon 85°52°
Tue 86°58°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 97°68°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Alameda del Prado & Posada del Sol stop 294 m from the trailhead

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