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Samuel Taylor State Park. View west towards the Pacific from fire trail (Dickson Road) up to Barnabe Mountain. - panoramio.jpg
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Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area & Barnabe Fire Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 2,214 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area & Barnabe Fire Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Shafter, CA. The route reaches Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area. It climbs 2,214 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 1,424 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shafter Grade 38.00455, -122.70910
Nearest town Shafter, CA
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Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area & Barnabe Fire Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 2,214 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 178–1,422 ft

Out & Back · Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Trailhead: Shafter Grade · 38.00455, -122.70910

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Marie Dhority Bridge, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading E.
  5. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Gravesite Road, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftReach Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading NW.
  8. 3.1 miSharp left onto Marie Dhority Bridge, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftArrive 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/leo-t-cronin-fish-viewing-area-barnabe-fire-road-out-back

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 75°56°
Wed 72°55°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 88°52°
Sat 87°52°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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