Fool's Gold & Whoop it Up via Firewalker
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Fool's Gold & Whoop it Up via Firewalker is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Lakeview, CA. It climbs 1,076 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,523 – 7,018 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35807, -120.26053
Nearest town Lakeview, CA
Directions
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Fool's Gold & Whoop it Up via Firewalker
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 6,522–7,017 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35807, -120.26053
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto White Lightning, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Whoop it Up, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wild West, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild West, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Flying Squirrel, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto True Grit, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sundance, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Firewalker, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Fool's Gold, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Creek, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Whoop it Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Firewalker, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Sundance, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto True Grit, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Flying Squirrel, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Whoop it Up, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Wild West, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild West, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Lightning, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whoop it Up, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Wed
83°55°
Thu
87°54°
Fri
89°55°
Sat
88°56°
Sun
87°55°
Mon
86°53°
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More from this trailhead
- Wild West 1.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Whoop it Up via Wild West 2.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Cinammon Twist–East Perimeter Trail, 5 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Andromeda–Flying Squirrel, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 626 ft
- Wild West 3 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Wild West 3.2 mi · ▲ 512 ft
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