AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Fire Road SA31

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Fire Road SA31 is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near Twin Creeks, CA. It climbs 1,322 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,627 – 2,982 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road SA31 37.09911, -121.85775
Nearest town Twin Creeks, CA
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Fire Road SA31

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,626–2,983 ft

Out & Back · Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Fire Road SA31 · 37.09911, -121.85775

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

  1. Start on Fire Road SA31, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miReach Fire Road SA31, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 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/fire-road-sa31-out-back-5-km-cf27

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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