Lyons Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Lower Forni, CA. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lyons Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,692–7,039 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lyons Creek Trail · 38.81019, -120.23951
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lyons Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Lyons Creek Trail Trailhead
- Bloodsucker Trail & Windmiller Trail via Lyons Creek Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Lake Sylvia–Lake Sylvia Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,362 ft
- Lyons Lake–Lake Sylvia Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,688 ft
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