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Blodgett Experimental Forest

Mosquito Road

6 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Mosquito Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Deer View, CA. It climbs 807 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,740 – 4,524 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85168, -120.66285
Nearest town Deer View, CA
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Mosquito Road

6 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 3,739–4,523 ft

Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest

Trailhead: 38.85168, -120.66285

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Mosquito Road, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 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-10-km-ce84

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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