AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Potato Patch Road

9 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Potato Patch Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 1,345 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,188 – 2,930 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Potato Patch Road 41.52035, -123.92803
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Potato Patch Road

9 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 2,188–2,930 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Potato Patch Road · 41.52035, -123.92803

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start on Potato Patch Road, heading SE.
  2. 4.5 miReach Potato Patch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-mountain-out-back-19-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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