Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Gunslinger–Ride Thru Tree, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Gunslinger–Ride Thru Tree, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 779 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gunslinger–Ride Thru Tree, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 351–892 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.38210, -123.77277
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2 miBear right onto Gunslinger, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto North Weir, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ride Thru Tree, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Beer Joint, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto S&H, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 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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- Jugs Sunset Point & Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Blue Gum–S&H, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft
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