Red Cloud Mine Road Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Red Cloud Mine Road Loop is a 4.8-mile loop near Hayfield, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,506 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Cloud Mine Road 33.67697, -115.56221
Nearest town Hayfield, CA

Directions

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Red Cloud Mine Road Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,399–1,507 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Red Cloud Mine Road · 33.67697, -115.56221

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Red Cloud Mine Road, heading S.
  2. 2.2 miReach Red Cloud Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% dirt46% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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