AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phil Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Phil Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,553 – 3,386 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Phil Road 41.57598, -123.85421
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Phil Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,553–3,385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Phil Road · 41.57598, -123.85421

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start on Phil Road, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miReach Phil Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.2 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/phil-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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