Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Crazy Horse
4.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Crazy Horse is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,746 – 7,136 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crazy Horse 39.35260, -120.27157
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
Directions
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Flying Squirrel & Pooker's via Crazy Horse
4.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,746–7,136 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Crazy Horse · 39.35260, -120.27157
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Crazy Horse, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto True Grit, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Flying Squirrel, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sundance, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pooker's, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lion's Leap, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Flying Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pooker's, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto True Grit/Pooker's Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lion's Leap, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sundance, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cinammon Twist, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flying Squirrel, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto True Grit, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crazy Horse, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
82°61°
Wed
82°54°
Thu
87°53°
Fri
88°54°
Sat
87°55°
Sun
86°54°
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