Deer Valley Road–Fern Flat Road, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Deer Valley Road–Fern Flat Road, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 1,007 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi538 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Valley Road 37.01691, -121.85987
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
Directions
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Deer Valley Road–Fern Flat Road, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 538–1,158 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Deer Valley Road · 37.01691, -121.85987
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Deer Valley Road, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rusk Grade, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fern Flat Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Haines Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Deer Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Fern Flat Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Rusk Grade, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deer Valley Road, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% gravel70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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