Gunslinger & Jim's Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Gunslinger & Jim's Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 661 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gunslinger & Jim's Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 589–938 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.37413, -123.74889
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Gunslinger, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Jim's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jim's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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