Flying Squirrel & Quickdraw via Crazy Horse
4.6 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Flying Squirrel & Quickdraw via Crazy Horse is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 848 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,473 – 7,136 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35432, -120.26758
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
Directions
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Flying Squirrel & Quickdraw via Crazy Horse
4.6 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,472–7,136 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35432, -120.26758
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Crazy Horse, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto True Grit, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rawhide, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quickdraw, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Flying Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rawhide, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crazy Horse, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
82°61°
Wed
82°54°
Thu
87°53°
Fri
88°54°
Sat
87°55°
Sun
86°54°
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