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Harlan Hill via Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Harlan Hill via Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Brookshire, CA. The route reaches Harlan Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 795 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,378 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.73796, -121.99526
Nearest town Brookshire, CA
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Harlan Hill via Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,379–1,819 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.73796, -121.99526

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach Harlan Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 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/harlan-hill-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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