Sand Mount Boulevard via Mosquito Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,593 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Sand Mount Boulevard via Mosquito Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Blodgett Experimental Forest near Deer View, CA. It climbs 1,593 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sand Mount Boulevard via Mosquito Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,593 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 3,757–4,523 ft
Out & Back · Blodgett Experimental Forest
Trailhead: 38.85229, -120.66481
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Mosquito Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sand Mount Boulevard, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Sand Mount Boulevard, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Mosquito Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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- Mosquito Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Mosquito Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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- Mosquito Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- Mosquito Road & Onion Valley Road 9.5 mi · ▲ 942 ft
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