Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,145 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Valley Road 37.01881, -121.85209
Nearest town Day Valley, CA

Directions

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Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,030–1,144 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bear Valley Road · 37.01881, -121.85209

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Bear Valley Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Rusk Grade, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Flat Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Haines Ranch Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Rusk Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fern Flat Road, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rusk Grade, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Bear Valley Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 3 min before dark.

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