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Forest Route 16N21

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Forest Route 16N21 is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Darlingtonia, CA. It climbs 1,772 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,890 – 2,917 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Route 16N21 41.75644, -123.88915
Nearest town Darlingtonia, CA
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Forest Route 16N21

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,888–2,916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Route 16N21 · 41.75644, -123.88915

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start on Forest Route 16N21, heading S.
  2. 3.8 miReach Forest Route 16N21, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.8 miArrive 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/forest-route-16n21-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 4 min before dark.

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