Sheep Shit Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Heeser Addition, CA. It climbs 1,958 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi213 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39847, -123.77118
Nearest town Heeser Addition, CA
Directions
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Sheep Shit Trail
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 212–953 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.39847, -123.77118
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Sheep Shit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Sheep Shit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 67°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
63°53°
Sun
64°50°
Mon
80°48°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
76°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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