One Eye Creek Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 2 hr 51 min

One Eye Creek Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. It climbs 1,304 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,494 – 3,012 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82170, -120.72730
Nearest town Soapweed, CA

Directions

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One Eye Creek Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,493–3,014 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82170, -120.72730

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto One Eye Creek Road, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miReach One Eye Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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