Onion Valley Road
10 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Onion Valley Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Deer View, CA. It climbs 1,414 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Onion Valley Road
10 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 3,538–4,616 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 38.85073, -120.65516
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Onion Valley Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Mosquito Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Sand Mount Boulevard 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,782 ft
- Mosquito Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 981 ft
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