AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mosquito Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Mosquito Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Deer View, CA. It climbs 361 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,740 – 4,045 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi

Getting there

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

4.2 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 3,739–4,046 ft

Out & Back

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. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.1 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-7-km-6a08

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 6:10 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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