AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Skid Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,623 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Skid Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Day Valley, CA. It climbs 1,623 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,604 ft · steepest grade: 46%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skid Road 37.03016, -121.82013
Nearest town Day Valley, CA
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Skid Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,623 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 553–1,605 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Skid Road · 37.03016, -121.82013

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Skid Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miReach Skid Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/skid-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Day Valley, California