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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Bear Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Rusk Grade, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Flat Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Haines Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Rusk Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fern Flat Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Rusk Grade, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bear Valley Road, 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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