AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Indian Creek Ranch Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Indian Creek Ranch Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,309 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82352, -119.75064
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
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Indian Creek Ranch Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 5,068–5,309 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82352, -119.75064

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 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

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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