San Juan Highway & Y Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 27 min
San Juan Highway & Y Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Sargent, CA. It climbs 1,961 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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San Juan Highway & Y Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 136–1,057 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: San Juan Highway · 36.88363, -121.55434
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Start on San Juan Highway, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Y Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach San Juan Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto San Juan Highway, heading S.
- 0.1 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 2.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 241 m from the trailhead
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