McKinstry Trail & Wentworth Springs Road
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 6 hr 16 min
McKinstry Trail & Wentworth Springs Road is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 2,138 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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McKinstry Trail & Wentworth Springs Road
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Elevation 5,372–6,931 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wentworth Springs Road · 38.98354, -120.37932
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Wentworth Springs Road, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto McKinstry Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Wentworth Springs Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Wentworth Springs Road, heading S.
- 3.5 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 4.9 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Wentworth Springs Road Trailhead
- Wentworth Springs Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft
- Bunker Hill & Wentworth Springs Road 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,256 ft
- Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road 15.2 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft
- McKinstry Lake & Wentworth Springs Road 16 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft
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