Hole 'N Wall–Red Cliffs, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Hole 'N Wall–Red Cliffs, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 1,020 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,792 – 8,163 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68430, -120.06522
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Hole 'N Wall–Red Cliffs, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 7,791–8,164 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.68430, -120.06522
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Whiskey, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Snowkirk, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Solitude, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Solitude, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Hole 'N Wall, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Whiskey, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Solitude, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cutback, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Solitude, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Robey Wolfe, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Snowkirk, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Whiskey, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
78°55°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
83°57°
Fri
83°58°
Sat
83°58°
Sun
83°57°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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