Summit Valley Trail
16 mi · ▲ 4,994 ft · 7 hr 50 min
Summit Valley Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 4,994 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,152 – 4,915 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58520, -123.83198
Nearest town Scaath, CA
Directions
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Summit Valley Trail
16 mi · ▲ 4,994 ft · 7 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,151–4,915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.58520, -123.83198
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Valley Trail, heading N.
- 7.1 miReach Summit Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Summit Valley Peak via Summit Valley Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Summit Valley Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft
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