Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Skyhigh, CA. The route reaches Spicer Meadow Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,666 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,760–6,862 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.41115, -120.07882
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading S.
- 5.6 miReach Spicer Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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 3.6 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Sourdough Trail 5 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Forest Route 7N38 & Wolfe-Bray Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft
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