Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree
4.3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 596 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree
4.3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 594–892 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.36665, -123.76205
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue 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.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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