Pine Ridge Trail–Saddle Mountain Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Pine Ridge Trail–Saddle Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 474 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pine Ridge Trail–Saddle Mountain Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 3,566–3,745 ft
Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area
Trailhead: Saddle Mountain Trail · 41.01992, -123.78317
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Saddle Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Saddle Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 11 min before dark.
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