Lacks Creek Management Area

Pine Ridge Trail & Tom Foolery Trail via Midslope Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Pine Ridge Trail & Tom Foolery Trail via Midslope Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 902 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,779 – 3,606 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Ridge Trail 41.00089, -123.78488
Nearest town Hoopa, CA

Directions

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Pine Ridge Trail & Tom Foolery Trail via Midslope Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 902 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,779–3,605 ft

Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area

Trailhead: Pine Ridge Trail · 41.00089, -123.78488

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM

  1. Start on Pine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading W.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2 miContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:30 PM
Tue 87°69°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 86°55°
Fri 89°52°
Sat 87°52°
Sun 84°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM — 14 min before dark.

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