Fern Flat Road & Rusk Grade
4.4 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Fern Flat Road & Rusk Grade is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 382 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,066 – 1,378 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01667, -121.84093
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
Directions
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Fern Flat Road & Rusk Grade
4.4 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,065–1,379 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.01667, -121.84093
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 miReach Rusk Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Rusk Grade, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Deer Valley Road & Rusk Grade 5.1 mi · ▲ 979 ft
- Fern Flat Road–Haines Ranch Road, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 752 ft
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