Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 4 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 2,134 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 4 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,583–3,745 ft
Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area
Trailhead: Saddle Mountain Trail · 41.02021, -123.78506
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM
- Start on Saddle Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Saddle Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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