Crows Nest–Ana's Chute, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Norden, CA. The route reaches Crows Nest at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,200 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,779 – 7,832 ft · steepest grade: 35%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31738, -120.35445
Nearest town Norden, CA
Directions
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Crows Nest–Ana's Chute, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 6,779–7,833 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 39.31738, -120.35445
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bill Patterson, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nose Dive, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Ana's Chute, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nose Dive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Razorback, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Crows Nest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nose Dive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ana's Chute, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
81°61°
Wed
81°55°
Thu
85°55°
Fri
85°56°
Sat
86°56°
Sun
87°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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