Deer Valley Road & Fern Flat Road via Rusk Grade
6.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Deer Valley Road & Fern Flat Road via Rusk Grade is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 774 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Deer Valley Road & Fern Flat Road via Rusk Grade
6.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 538–1,144 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.02953, -121.84184
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 66°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Haines Ranch Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Fern Flat Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Rusk Grade, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deer Valley Road, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Fern Flat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rusk Grade, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fern Flat Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Haines Ranch Road, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Fern Flat Road via Haines Ranch Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Haines Ranch Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 342 ft
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