Nose Dive & Pine Marten via Switchback
6.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Nose Dive & Pine Marten via Switchback is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Norden, CA. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nose Dive & Pine Marten via Switchback
6.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,779–7,332 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31324, -120.34710
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 56°F / low 39° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pine Marten, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Pine Marten, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Switchback, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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