AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Junction Reservoir

2.9 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Junction Reservoir is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Raffetto, CA. The route reaches Junction Reservoir. It climbs 733 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,623 – 4,961 ft · steepest grade: 33%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85503, -120.45010
Nearest town Raffetto, CA
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Junction Reservoir

2.9 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,625–4,961 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.85503, -120.45010

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Junction Reservoir.
  3. 1.4 miReach Junction Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 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/junction-reservoir-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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