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Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 1,187 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 938 ft · steepest grade: 39%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37710, -123.74535
Nearest town Heeser Addition, CA
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Jim's Trail & Ride Thru Tree

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 589–938 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37710, -123.74535

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gunslinger, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ride Thru Tree, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miReach Jim's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Jim's Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jims-trail-ride-thru-tree-out-back-11-km-2fed

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 6 min before dark.

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