One Eye Creek Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 43 min

One Eye Creek Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. It climbs 689 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,474 – 2,966 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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One Eye Creek Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,474–2,968 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 miBear right onto One Eye Creek Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftArrive 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 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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