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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start on Pine Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Midslope Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Midslope Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tom Foolery Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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- Midslope Road–Pine Ridge Trail, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,704 ft
- Hot Lap Trail–Midslope Road, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,795 ft
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