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Old Greenwood

Overland Trail Connector & South Gray's Crossing Loop

4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Overland Trail Connector & South Gray's Crossing Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back in Old Greenwood near Polaris, CA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,847 – 5,965 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34481, -120.14230
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Overland Trail Connector & South Gray's Crossing Loop

4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,848–5,964 ft

Out & Back · Old Greenwood

Trailhead: 39.34481, -120.14230

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 75°F / low 43° · precip 11% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto South Gray's Crossing Loop, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Overland Trail Connector, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach South Gray's Crossing Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto South Gray's Crossing Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Greenwood Trail Connector, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 400 ftArrive 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/overland-trail-connector-south-grays-crossing-loop-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

45% paved1% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F43°
Precip11%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue 75°42°
Wed 79°42°
Thu 76°49°
Fri 70°44°
Sat 73°44°
Sun 67°40°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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