Strawberry Pass–Buck Pasture Trail, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,883 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Strawberry Pass–Buck Pasture Trail, 5 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Strawberry Pass. It climbs 2,883 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,596 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schneider Camp 4WD Trail 38.72601, -120.04790
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA

Directions

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Strawberry Pass–Buck Pasture Trail, 5 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,883 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Elevation 7,597–8,576 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Schneider Camp 4WD Trail · 38.72601, -120.04790

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Schneider Camp 4WD Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Strawberry 4WD Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Buck Pasture Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Strawberry Pass.
  5. 3.4 miTurn right onto Spur Bee 4WD Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cody Meadows, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftReach Strawberry Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Spur Bee 4WD Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Buck Pasture Trail, heading W.
  14. 3.4 miBear right onto Strawberry 4WD Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Schneider Camp 4WD Trail, heading E.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 77°56°
Thu 82°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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