AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Route 17N21 & Forest Route 17N22

4.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Forest Route 17N21 & Forest Route 17N22 is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Adams Station, CA. It climbs 343 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,634 – 1,870 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Route 17N21 41.87971, -124.06375
Nearest town Adams Station, CA
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Forest Route 17N21 & Forest Route 17N22

4.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,634–1,870 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Route 17N21 · 41.87971, -124.06375

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Forest Route 17N21, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Route 17N22, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miReach Forest Route 17N21, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Route 17N21, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 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-17n21-out-back-5845

Weather

Sunrise 6:14 AMSunset 8:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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