AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lynch Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Lynch Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Cordelia, CA. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.19314, -122.16900
Nearest town Cordelia, CA
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Lynch Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 329–940 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.19314, -122.16900

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Lynch Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Lynch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lynch-road-out-back-7-km-4850

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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