AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fern Flat Road via Haines Ranch Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Fern Flat Road via Haines Ranch Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,145 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.02953, -121.84184
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
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Fern Flat Road via Haines Ranch Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,035–1,144 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.02953, -121.84184

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Haines Ranch Road, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Fern Flat Road, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miReach Fern Flat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Haines Ranch Road, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 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/fern-flat-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

2% gravel98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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