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Hidden Foothills Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Hidden Foothills Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Bunker Hill, CA. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 1,788 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.44838, -120.78691
Nearest town Bunker Hill, CA
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Hidden Foothills Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,176–1,790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.44838, -120.78691

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 57° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 2 miReach Hidden Foothills Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 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/hidden-foothills-road-out-back-7-km

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F57°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity33%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 78°53°
Sun 81°51°
Mon 85°52°
Tue 89°61°
Wed 78°61° 21%
Thu 92°65° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.

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