Onion Valley Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr
Onion Valley Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Pino Grande, CA. It climbs 413 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,180 – 4,400 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89964, -120.61576
Nearest town Pino Grande, CA
Directions
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Onion Valley Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 4,179–4,399 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.89964, -120.61576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Onion Valley Road, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% gravel28% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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