AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist

4.6 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 959 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 7,123 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37578, -120.23314
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Cinammon Twist

4.6 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,156–7,123 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37578, -120.23314

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto Pooker's, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 500 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Crazy Horse, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hastings, heading W.
  32. 500 ftReach Pooker's, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 500 ftContinue straight onto Crazy Horse, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miBear left onto True Grit, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading NE.
  40. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading NE.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 200 ftSharp right onto Lion's Leap, heading NE.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  54. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  56. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  58. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  60. 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/flying-squirrel-pookers-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

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