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Indian Creek Ranch Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Indian Creek Ranch Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,072 – 5,309 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82138, -119.74992
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
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Indian Creek Ranch Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 5,073–5,309 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82138, -119.74992

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 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/indian-creek-ranch-road-out-back-10-km-3873

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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