AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Cusack's Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 52 min

Cusack's Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 264 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,247 – 2,408 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cusack's Trail 37.06191, -121.84035
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
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Cusack's Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 52 min

Elevation 2,247–2,407 ft

Out & Back · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Trailhead: Cusack's Trail · 37.06191, -121.84035

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cusack's Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miReach Cusack's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/cusacks-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Day Valley, California