Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Tamarack, CA. The route reaches Spicer Meadow Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 853 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,473–6,862 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Forest Route 7N01A · 38.40913, -120.05365
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Forest Route 7N01A, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading E.
- 3.7 miReach Spicer Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Forest Route 7N01A, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Forest Route 7N01A Trailhead
- Wolfe-Bray Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Forest Route 7N38 via Wolfe-Bray Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,008 ft
- Forest Route 6N84 2.8 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Sourdough Trail & Wolfe-Bray Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Wolfe-Bray Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 999 ft
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