S&H–Sheep Shit Trail, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,506 ft · 6 hr 23 min
S&H–Sheep Shit Trail, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 2,506 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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S&H–Sheep Shit Trail, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,506 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 211–953 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.36769, -123.76827
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Charlie Bell, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Widowmaker, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto TV, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto S&H, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Sheep Shit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 508, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach TV, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Sheep Shit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto S&H, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto TV, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Charlie Bell, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- TV & Widowmaker 4 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Jackaroo–TV, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 795 ft
- Ride Thru Tree–S&H, 5 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft
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