Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 1,099 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,805 – 8,206 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68737, -120.06583
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Red Cliffs–Robey Wolfe, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 7,805–8,206 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.68737, -120.06583
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Cliffs, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Whiskey, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Whiskey Alt, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whiskey, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snowkirk, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Robey Wolfe, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Solitude, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cutback, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Solitude, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Red Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cutback, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Solitude, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Robey Wolfe, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Snowkirk, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Whiskey, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whiskey Alt, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whiskey, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Cliffs, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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