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Lacks Creek Management Area

Hot Lap Trail–Midslope Road, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,795 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Hot Lap Trail–Midslope Road, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 1,795 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,582 – 3,655 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jump Trail 41.00214, -123.78373
Nearest town Hoopa, CA
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Hot Lap Trail–Midslope Road, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,795 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 2,583–3,656 ft

Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area

Trailhead: Jump Trail · 41.00214, -123.78373

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM

  1. Start on Jump Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Hot Lap Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Run Around Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading S.
  6. 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading S.
  9. 2.3 miReach Hot Lap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.3 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading N.
  13. 2 miTurn left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Run Around Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Hot Lap Trail, heading N.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jump Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/hot-lap-trail-midslope-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:30 PM
Tue 87°69°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 86°55°
Fri 89°52°
Sat 87°52°
Sun 84°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:01 PM.

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