Spicer Meadow Reservoir–Forest Route 7N38, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Spicer Meadow Reservoir–Forest Route 7N38, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. The route reaches Spicer Meadow Reservoir. It climbs 1,075 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spicer Meadow Reservoir–Forest Route 7N38, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,608–7,185 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wolfe-Bray Trail · 38.40170, -120.00237
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Spicer Meadow Reservoir.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Forest Route 6N29Y, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Route 7N38, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Spicer Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Forest Route 6N29Y, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 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 3.5 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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