Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 752 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 992–1,449 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.01533, -121.84155
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rusk Grade, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Flat Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Haines Ranch Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Rusk Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Fern Flat Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Rusk Grade, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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