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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.

Elevation

0 mi6,693 – 7,038 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lyons Creek Trail 38.81019, -120.23951
Nearest town Lower Forni, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Lyons Creek Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°65°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 86°61°
Fri 86°62°
Sat 87°62°
Sun 87°61°

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

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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