AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Summit Flats Road & Summit Road Loop via Gas Line Road

14.2 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Summit Flats Road & Summit Road Loop via Gas Line Road is a 14.2-mile loop near Hayfield, CA. It climbs 323 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,745 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67542, -115.56867
Nearest town Hayfield, CA
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Summit Flats Road & Summit Road Loop via Gas Line Road

14.2 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,398–1,747 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 33.67542, -115.56867

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Red Cloud Mine Road, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Summit Road, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Cloud Mine Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Gas Line Road, heading S.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right onto Summit Flats Road, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left onto Summit Road, heading W.
  8. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 3.8 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Red Cloud Mine Road, heading NE.
  11. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/summit-flats-road-loop-0766

Trail surface

56% dirt44% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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