Monks Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 59 min
Monks Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Wright Place, CA. It climbs 351 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Monks Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 59 min
Elevation 3,350–3,617 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monks Road Spur A · 41.30793, -123.75574
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monks Road, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cruiser Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Monks Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Monks Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:02 PM.
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