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Muzzleloader Road Spur C & Muzzleloader Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Muzzleloader Road Spur C & Muzzleloader Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Patrick Creek, CA. It climbs 1,198 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,490 – 2,723 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Muzzleloader Road 41.69665, -123.82780
Nearest town Patrick Creek, CA
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Muzzleloader Road Spur C & Muzzleloader Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,489–2,723 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Muzzleloader Road · 41.69665, -123.82780

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:31 PM

  1. Start on Muzzleloader Road, heading N.
  2. 2.2 miBear left onto Muzzleloader Road Spur C, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach Muzzleloader Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Muzzleloader Road, heading SE.
  5. 2.1 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/muzzleloader-road-out-back-7-km-b138

Trail surface

82% gravel18% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:13 AMSunset 8:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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