Snow King Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Snow King Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,054 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,601 – 7,530 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18392, -120.22040
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Snow King Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,600–7,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.18392, -120.22040
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Snow King Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM
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