AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Meyer Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Spring Meyer Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. It climbs 1,156 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,158 – 5,594 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80719, -119.74993
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
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Spring Meyer Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,157–5,596 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.80719, -119.74993

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto River End Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftSharp left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-meyer-road-out-back-12-km-492c

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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