AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Fork Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 29 min

South Fork Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. It climbs 493 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,961 – 5,197 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dry Lakes Trail 38.95117, -120.39590
Nearest town Gilberts, CA
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South Fork Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,961–5,198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dry Lakes Trail · 38.95117, -120.39590

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start on Dry Lakes Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Fork Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto South Fork, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Lakes Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 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/south-fork-trail-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 7 min before dark.

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