Fox Ridge Road Spur B & Fox Ridge Road
4 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Fox Ridge Road Spur B & Fox Ridge Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 969 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fox Ridge Road Spur B & Fox Ridge Road
4 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 3,962–4,947 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fox Ridge Road · 41.77584, -123.75846
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start on Fox Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road Spur A, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Fox Ridge Road Spur B, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Fox Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Fox Ridge Road, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road Spur A, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox Ridge Road, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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