AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Alder Creek Spur West

2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 55 min

Alder Creek Spur West is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,286 – 6,411 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35947, -120.22516
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Alder Creek Spur West

2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 55 min

Elevation 6,287–6,410 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.35947, -120.22516

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto East Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Alder Creek Spur West, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftArrive 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/east-perimeter-trail-out-back-4-km-8d2d

Trail surface

78% dirt6% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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