AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Happy Valley Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Happy Valley Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Grizzly Flat, CA. It climbs 1,398 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,252 – 5,026 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67777, -120.51618
Nearest town Grizzly Flat, CA
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Happy Valley Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,252–5,026 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67777, -120.51618

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Happy Valley Road, heading N.
  3. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.5 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/happy-valley-road-out-back-12-km-6b75

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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