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Chipmunk Bluff

5.4 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Chipmunk Bluff is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. The route reaches Chipmunk Bluff at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 959 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,788 – 6,605 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96662, -120.36398
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
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Chipmunk Bluff

5.4 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,788–6,605 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.96662, -120.36398

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftReach Chipmunk Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 450 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/chipmunk-bluff-out-back-11-km-e6a1

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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