AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fox Ridge Road & Upper Gurdy Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Fox Ridge Road & Upper Gurdy Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 1,963 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,979 – 4,948 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox Ridge Road 41.77584, -123.75846
Nearest town Idlewild, CA
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Fox Ridge Road & Upper Gurdy Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,979–4,947 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fox Ridge Road · 41.77584, -123.75846

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Fox Ridge Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road Spur A, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading NW.
  4. 2.6 miSharp right onto Hurdygurdy Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Upper Gurdy Road, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach Fox Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Hurdygurdy Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left onto Fox Ridge Road, heading SW.
  9. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road Spur A, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading E.
  11. 1.2 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/fox-ridge-road-out-back-12-km-7f4a

Trail surface

99% gravel1% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F54°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 84°65°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 83°57°
Fri 87°55°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 86°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.

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