Onion Valley Road
10 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Onion Valley Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Pino Grande, CA. It climbs 718 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,177 – 4,423 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90603, -120.64549
Nearest town Pino Grande, CA
Directions
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Onion Valley Road
10 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,175–4,422 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 38.90603, -120.64549
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Onion Valley Road, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% gravel74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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