AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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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 Aug 3: 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 E.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Valley Trail, heading N.
  3. 7.1 miReach Summit Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 7.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summit-valley-trail-out-back-26-km

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 0.3 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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