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Granite Chief Wilderness

French Meadows Road & Old French Meadows Road via Old French Meadows Road Reroute

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 3 hr 59 min

French Meadows Road & Old French Meadows Road via Old French Meadows Road Reroute is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Granite Chief Wilderness near The Cedars, CA. It climbs 1,356 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,663 – 7,018 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: French Meadows Road 39.18700, -120.38045
Nearest town The Cedars, CA
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French Meadows Road & Old French Meadows Road via Old French Meadows Road Reroute

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,663–7,017 ft

Out & Back · Granite Chief Wilderness

Trailhead: French Meadows Road · 39.18700, -120.38045

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start on French Meadows Road, heading N.
  2. 3.2 miSharp left onto Old French Meadows Road, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miReach French Meadows Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto French Meadows Road, heading NW.
  5. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/french-meadows-road-out-back-cf8a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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