Monks Road Spur A & Monks Road

11 mi · ▲ 1,695 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Monks Road Spur A & Monks Road is an 11-mile out-and-back near Wright Place, CA. It climbs 1,695 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,150 – 3,616 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mawah Creek Road 41.26075, -123.71521
Nearest town Wright Place, CA

Directions

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Monks Road Spur A & Monks Road

11 mi · ▲ 1,695 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 3,149–3,617 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mawah Creek Road · 41.26075, -123.71521

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Mawah Creek Road, heading NW.
  2. 2.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monks Road, heading NW.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Monks Road Spur A, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach Monks Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Monks Road, heading E.
  10. 2.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mawah Creek Road, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

35% dirt3% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 8 min before dark.

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