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Road 400 is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near South Fork, CA. It climbs 1,031 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 610 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 39.39915, -123.71539
Nearest town South Fork, CA

Directions

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Road 400

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 88–610 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 39.39915, -123.71539

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 4.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 400 ftSharp left onto Road 400, heading NW.
  8. 4.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

63% dirt22% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 68°F49°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°51°
Sun 69°47°
Mon 79°47°
Tue 79°54°
Wed 74°51°
Thu 75°60° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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