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Blodgett Experimental Forest

Mosquito Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Mosquito Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Deer View, CA. It climbs 981 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,537 – 4,524 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85073, -120.65516
Nearest town Deer View, CA
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Mosquito Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,538–4,523 ft

Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest

Trailhead: 38.85073, -120.65516

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Mosquito Road, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 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-177a

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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