Lacks Creek Management Area

Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 1,704 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,582 – 3,616 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jump Trail 41.00061, -123.78292
Nearest town Hoopa, CA

Directions

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Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,583–3,614 ft

Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area

Trailhead: Jump Trail · 41.00061, -123.78292

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading W.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading E.
  6. 2.3 miReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2 miContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:30 PM
Tue 87°69°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 86°55°
Fri 89°52°
Sat 87°52°
Sun 84°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:05 PM for the 8:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM — 10 min before dark.

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