Summit Valley Peak & Summit Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Summit Valley Peak & Summit Valley Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. The route reaches Summit Valley Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 888 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 4,938 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Valley Trail 41.58000, -123.80852

Nearest town Scaath, CA

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Summit Valley Peak & Summit Valley Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 888 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,605–4,938 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Summit Valley Trail · 41.58000, -123.80852

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Summit Valley Trail, heading SW.
2.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Valley Lookout Trail, heading N.
0.2 miReach Summit Valley Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit Valley Trail, heading SE.
2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Clear80°F57°

Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity17%

Hourly temperature

80°55°

6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:32 PM

Tue 85°67°

Wed 82°60°

Thu 83°57°

Fri 87°55°

Sat 86°55°

Sun 91°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:58 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM — 9 min before dark.

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