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Mogul Peak–Barney Riley Trail, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,733 ft · 7 hr 2 min

Mogul Peak–Barney Riley Trail, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Markleeville, CA. The route reaches Mogul Peak. It climbs 3,733 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,496 – 8,015 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barney Riley Trail 38.68964, -119.76455
Nearest town Markleeville, CA
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Mogul Peak–Barney Riley Trail, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,733 ft · 7 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,494–8,014 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Barney Riley Trail · 38.68964, -119.76455

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Barney Riley Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.4 miSharp right onto Connector Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Morningstar Spur B, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mogul Peak Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miReach Mogul Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morningstar Spur B, heading NE.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left onto Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Haypress Peak Road, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading W.
  13. 2.8 miTurn left onto Barney Riley Trail, heading W.
  14. 4.4 miArrive 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/mogul-peak-barney-riley-trail-out-back-5-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~273 min). Leave by 3:15 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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