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Feather Canyon Road–Forest Route 17N21, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Feather Canyon Road–Forest Route 17N21, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Adams Station, CA. It climbs 608 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,424 – 1,870 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Route 17N21 41.87971, -124.06375
Nearest town Adams Station, CA
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Feather Canyon Road–Forest Route 17N21, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,423–1,870 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Route 17N21 · 41.87971, -124.06375

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start on Forest Route 17N21, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Feather Canyon Road, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miBear left onto Ruiz Canyon Drive, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Forest Route 17N21, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Feather Canyon Road, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Forest Route 17N21, heading N.
  7. 0.8 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/feather-canyon-road-forest-route-17n21-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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