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Summit Valley Peak via Summit Valley Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Summit Valley Peak via Summit Valley Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. The route reaches Summit Valley Peak at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,238 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,059 – 4,938 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58585, -123.82992
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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Summit Valley Peak via Summit Valley Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,059–4,938 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58585, -123.82992

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Valley Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Summit Valley Lookout Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Summit Valley Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Valley Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftArrive 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-valley-peak-out-back-8-km-4c5f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 87°72°
Wed 85°64°
Thu 87°61°
Fri 91°60°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 92°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 7 min before dark.

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