AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Indian Creek Ranch Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Indian Creek Ranch Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. It climbs 709 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,948 – 5,292 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80883, -119.75029
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
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Indian Creek Ranch Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,946–5,294 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.80883, -119.75029

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.8 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-15-km-0de7

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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