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Blodgett Experimental Forest

Mosquito Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Mosquito Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Deer View, CA. It climbs 1,155 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,757 – 4,524 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85229, -120.66481
Nearest town Deer View, CA
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Mosquito Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 3,757–4,523 ft

Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest

Trailhead: 38.85229, -120.66481

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start on Mosquito Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 2.2 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/mosquito-road-out-back-9-km-9e8b

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.

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