Mount Disney–Aster, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Onion Creek Experimental Forest near Soda Springs, CA. The route reaches Mount Disney at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,320 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,903 – 7,933 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30171, -120.37946
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
Directions
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Mount Disney–Aster, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 6,903–7,933 ft
Out & Back · Onion Creek Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 39.30171, -120.37946
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Switchback, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Aster, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Razorback, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overland Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Mount Disney, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Razorback, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Aster, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue
81°62°
Wed
82°55°
Thu
85°55°
Fri
86°56°
Sat
86°56°
Sun
87°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Overload via Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Switchback 2.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Aster–Claim Jumper Bike Route, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft
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