Mosquito Road–Onion Valley Road, 3 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Mosquito Road–Onion Valley Road, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Fairbanks, CA. It climbs 1,058 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mosquito Road–Onion Valley Road, 3 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,980–4,454 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: connector · 38.87100, -120.66670
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sand Mount Boulevard, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Onion Valley Road, heading E.
- 2 miSharp right onto Mosquito Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sand Mount Boulevard, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 7.9 mi · out & back · via Mosquito Road
- 8.1 mi · out & back · via Mosquito Road
- 9.2 mi · out & back · via Mosquito Road
- 10.8 mi · out & back · via Mosquito Road
- 13.1 mi · out & back · via Mosquito Road
More from connector Trailhead
- Sand Mount Boulevard 2.2 mi · ▲ 459 ft
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