AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flat Top Mountain & Mihalyo Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Flat Top Mountain & Mihalyo Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Salvia, CA. The route reaches Flat Top Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 830 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 33.88426, -116.50171
Nearest town Salvia, CA
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Flat Top Mountain & Mihalyo Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 555–831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 33.88426, -116.50171

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Mihalyo Road, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miReach Flat Top Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftArrive 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/flat-top-mountain-out-back-via-mihalyo-road

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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