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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto White Lightning, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Whoop it Up, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wild West, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild West, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Whoop it Up, heading N.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Flying Squirrel, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto True Grit, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Sundance, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Firewalker, heading NE.
  14. 1.3 miSharp right onto Fool's Gold, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading N.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Creek, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miReach Whoop it Up, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto South Euer Valley Road, heading N.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fool's Gold, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left onto Firewalker, heading S.
  23. 1.3 miSharp right onto Sundance, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto True Grit, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Flying Squirrel, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Whoop it Up, heading NE.
  27. 400 ftBear right onto Wild West, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild West, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Whoop it Up, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Lightning, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Whoop it Up, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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