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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Marie Dhority Bridge, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading E.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Gravesite Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 3.1 miSharp left onto Marie Dhority Bridge, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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