Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,809 – 8,127 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68376, -120.06477
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 7,809–8,128 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.68376, -120.06477
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Whiskey, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Snowkirk, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Snowkirk, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Scouts Route, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Snowkirk, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Whiskey, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scouts Route, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Snowkirk, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Snowkirk, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cliffs, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Whiskey, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear 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
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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