Lower Corral–Red Cliffs, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Lower Corral–Red Cliffs, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,805 – 8,314 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68737, -120.06583
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Lower Corral–Red Cliffs, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 7,805–8,313 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.68737, -120.06583
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Whiskey, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Whiskey Alt, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whiskey, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snowkirk, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Upper Corral, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Corral, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Vista, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Corral, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snowkirk, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Cliffs, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Whiskey, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Red Cliffs, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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