Crossover–Easy Rider, 8 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,646 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crossover–Easy Rider, 8 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,349–8,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nature Trail · 39.27479, -120.11926
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 stop 209 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Run, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mineshaft, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Liftline, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bill-E-Goat, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Liftline, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dogbone, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Speed Control, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wirecutter, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Karpiel, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snake, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Liftline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Karpiel, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Snake, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wirecutter, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Speed Control, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dogbone, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pho Dogg, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Liftline, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bill-E-Goat, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Liftline, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mineshaft, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Village Run, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 stop 209 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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