Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,062 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Goggins, CA. It climbs 3,062 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,062 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,389–7,045 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.11466, -120.48167
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
- 5.2 miSharp left onto Little Bald Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach Little Bald Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
- 5.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 7.6 mi in (~256 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Western States Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft
- Western States Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft
- Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft
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