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Curtz Mine Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Curtz Mine Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Loope, CA. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,260 – 7,100 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shaft Spur Road 38.66693, -119.70411
Nearest town Loope, CA
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Curtz Mine Road & Shaft Spur Road via Loope Canyon Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,259–7,101 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shaft Spur Road · 38.66693, -119.70411

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shaft Spur Road, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Curtz Mine Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miReach Shaft Spur Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Loope Canyon Road, heading S.
  5. 1.4 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/curtz-mine-road-shaft-spur-road-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F45°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Mon 73°51°
Tue 75°50°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 76°52°
Fri 75°49°
Sat 76°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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