Switchback
2.3 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Switchback is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 539 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,025 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Switchback 39.30800, -120.37991
Nearest town Soda Springs, CA
Directions
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Switchback
2.3 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 7,025–7,332 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Switchback · 39.30800, -120.37991
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Switchback, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nose Dive, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Switchback, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark.
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