AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goose Creek Road

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,687 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Goose Creek Road is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 2,687 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,618 – 3,025 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57039, -123.88442
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Goose Creek Road

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,687 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,619–3,025 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.57039, -123.88442

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Goose Creek Road, heading NW.
  4. 3.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.8 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/goose-creek-road-out-back-21-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 3:39 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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