Dead Truck Trail & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Dead Truck Trail & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Auburn Lake Trails, CA. It climbs 1,120 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dead Truck Trail & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 939–2,082 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: French Hill Trail · 38.93948, -120.92122
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on French Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dead Truck Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach French Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto French Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 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 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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