Pho Dogg–River Styx, 6 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,455 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,306 – 7,290 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28341, -120.10675
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Pho Dogg–River Styx, 6 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,455 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,307–7,291 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.28341, -120.10675
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sawmill, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bill-E-Goat, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Woods, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto River Styx, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto The Woods, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Knick Knack, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 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
87% dirt8% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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