Midslope Road & Tom Foolery Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Midslope Road & Tom Foolery Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 1,704 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Midslope Road & Tom Foolery Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 2,583–3,608 ft
Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area
Trailhead: Hot Lap Trail · 41.00595, -123.78486
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miReach Tom Foolery 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Hot Lap Trail Trailhead
- Pine Ridge Trail & Saddle Mountain Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Tom Foolery Trail via Midslope Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 901 ft
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