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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Onion Valley Road, heading E.
  5. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 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 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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