Shadow Mountain Lane

6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Shadow Mountain Lane is a 6-mile out-and-back near Shadow Ridge Creek, CA. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 322 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.79855, -116.35344
Nearest town Shadow Ridge Creek, CA

Directions

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Shadow Mountain Lane

6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 171–323 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.79855, -116.35344

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tchoupitoulas Lane, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach Shadow Mountain Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.9 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

34% sand66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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