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Patch Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Patch Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 1,477 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,644 – 3,094 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Patch Road 41.54115, -123.84458
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Patch Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,643–3,096 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Patch Road · 41.54115, -123.84458

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Patch Road, heading SE.
  2. 2.6 miReach Patch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.6 miArrive 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/patch-road-out-back-1686

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 90°72°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 83°60°
Fri 85°59°
Sat 86°61°
Sun 88°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.

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