Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 1,187 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 589–938 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.37710, -123.74535
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Gunslinger, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ride Thru Tree, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Jim's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jim's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark.
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