Snow King Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Snow King Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,414 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,224 – 7,530 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18730, -120.20357
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Snow King Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,224–7,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.18730, -120.20357
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 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
48% dirt1% gravel51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM
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