Jughandle–Miracle Mile Sunset Point, 8 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Caspar, CA. The route passes Miracle Mile Sunset Point, Jugs Sunset Point, Jug Handle Beach and Jug Handle Beach before reaching Jughandle at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,299 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36142, -123.78414
Nearest town Caspar, CA
Directions
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Jughandle–Miracle Mile Sunset Point, 8 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 9–552 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 39.36142, -123.78414
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ca Sil Xale Dah, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Charlie Bell, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Miracle Mile, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Miracle Mile Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Jugs Sunset Point.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Jug Handle Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Jug Handle Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Jughandle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Miracle Mile, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charlie Bell, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Widowmaker, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Ca Sil Xale Dah, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F52°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
61°53°
Sun
63°49°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
75°52°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
79°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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