One Eye Creek Road via 12N76

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,181 ft · 6 hr 21 min

One Eye Creek Road via 12N76 is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. It climbs 3,181 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,494 – 3,550 ft · steepest grade: 33%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82582, -120.67279
Nearest town Soapweed, CA

Directions

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One Eye Creek Road via 12N76

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,181 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,493–3,550 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82582, -120.67279

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto 12N76, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto One Eye Creek Road, heading S.
  7. 1.4 miReach One Eye Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right onto 12N76, heading N.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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