SkyTrail Observation Deck–Towering Inferno, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 59 min
SkyTrail Observation Deck–Towering Inferno, 5 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near False Klamath, CA. The route passes Brotherhood Tree, SkyTrail and Towering Inferno before reaching SkyTrail Observation Deck at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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SkyTrail Observation Deck–Towering Inferno, 5 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 59 min
Elevation 127–718 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Experience Trail · 41.58522, -124.08209
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Experience Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Brotherhood Tree.
- 150 ftPass SkyTrail.
- 50 ftPass Towering Inferno.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wilderness Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach SkyTrail Observation Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Forest Experience Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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