North Weir & Ride Thru Tree

3.8 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 38 min

North Weir & Ride Thru Tree is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36788, -123.74450
Nearest town Heeser Addition, CA

Directions

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North Weir & Ride Thru Tree

3.8 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 260–890 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.36788, -123.74450

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gunslinger, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ride Thru Tree, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto North Weir, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Ride Thru Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear left onto Ride Thru Tree, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark.

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