AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Hurdygurdy Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,639 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Hurdygurdy Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Patrick Creek, CA. It climbs 3,639 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,978 – 3,458 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hurdygurdy Road 41.81564, -123.79983
Nearest town Patrick Creek, CA
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Fox Ridge Road Spur K & Hurdygurdy Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 3,639 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,977–3,457 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hurdygurdy Road · 41.81564, -123.79983

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Hurdygurdy Road, heading SW.
  2. 4.4 miTurn right onto Fox Ridge Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Gurdy Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Fox Ridge Road Spur H, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Fox Ridge Road Spur K, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miReach Hurdygurdy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right onto Fox Ridge Road, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road Spur H, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Fox Ridge Road, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Gurdy Road, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Fox Ridge Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hurdygurdy Road, heading NE.
  15. 4.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-ridge-road-out-back-15-km-27d4

Trail surface

53% dirt47% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 92°62°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 90°64°
Fri 94°62°
Sat 91°62°
Sun 93°60°

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 9:04 PM.

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