AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Maymens Flat Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Maymens Flat Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sveadal, CA. It climbs 600 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,307 – 2,861 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.08284, -121.82090
Nearest town Sveadal, CA
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Maymens Flat Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 2,307–2,862 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 37.08284, -121.82090

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Maymens Flat Road, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maymens-flat-road-out-back

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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