Aster & Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop via Switchback
3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Aster & Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop via Switchback is a 3-mile loop near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Aster & Claim Jumper Bike Route Loop via Switchback
3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,926–7,332 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Switchback · 39.30800, -120.37991
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 46°F / low 39° · precip 58% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Switchback, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nose Dive, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nose Dive Bike Route, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nose Dive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Claim Jumper Bike Route, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Aster, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Switchback, heading SW.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 8 min before dark.
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