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.

Elevation

0 mi5,391 – 7,044 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11466, -120.48167
Nearest town Goggins, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  5. 5.2 miSharp left onto Little Bald Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.9 miReach Little Bald Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miSharp right onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  8. 5.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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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