AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Mount Umunhum Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mount Umunhum Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near Twin Creeks, CA. It climbs 510 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,802 – 3,340 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Umunhum Trail 37.15917, -121.89946
Nearest town Twin Creeks, CA
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Mount Umunhum Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,803–3,339 ft

Out & Back · Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Mount Umunhum Trail · 37.15917, -121.89946

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Umunhum Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miReach Mount Umunhum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 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/mount-umunhum-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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