AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Meyer Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Spring Meyer Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Paynesville, CA. It climbs 737 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,072 – 5,309 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82138, -119.74992
Nearest town Paynesville, CA
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Spring Meyer Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,071–5,309 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82138, -119.74992

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Meyer Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Indian Creek Ranch Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-meyer-road-out-back-14-km-e419

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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