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County Line Trail–Forest Route 6N06, 5 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Wagner, CA. It climbs 2,385 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,784 – 7,445 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Route 6N06 38.36350, -119.89768
Nearest town Wagner, CA

Directions

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County Line Trail–Forest Route 6N06, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,385 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,783–7,445 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Route 6N06 · 38.36350, -119.89768

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Forest Route 6N06, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left onto Sword Lake Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wheats Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Pack Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left onto Sword Lake Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right onto County Line Trail, heading S.
  8. 6.8 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

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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