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Red Mountain & Potato Patch Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Red Mountain & Potato Patch Road is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. The route reaches Red Mountain. It climbs 2,562 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,188 – 4,246 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52399, -123.90777
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Red Mountain & Potato Patch Road

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 2,188–4,245 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.52399, -123.90777

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Red Mountain.
  3. 1.6 miSharp left onto Potato Patch Road, heading SE.
  4. 4.2 miReach Red Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 1.6 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-20-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 86°70°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 79°57°
Fri 82°56°
Sat 80°57°
Sun 78°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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