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Blodgett Experimental Forest

Mosquito Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Mosquito Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Pino Grande, CA. It climbs 774 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,023 – 4,423 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90603, -120.64549
Nearest town Pino Grande, CA
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Mosquito Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,021–4,422 ft

Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest

Trailhead: 38.90603, -120.64549

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miSharp left onto Mosquito Road, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 1 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-15-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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