AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Onion Valley Road

7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Onion Valley Road is a 7-mile out-and-back near Claussenius, CA. It climbs 523 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,498 – 4,839 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87005, -120.57954
Nearest town Claussenius, CA
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Onion Valley Road

7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,500–4,839 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.87005, -120.57954

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Onion Valley Road, heading N.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 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/onion-valley-road-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.

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