Nose Dive–Switchback Loop, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Nose Dive–Switchback Loop, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile loop near Soda Springs, CA. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nose Dive–Switchback Loop, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,779–7,332 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Switchback · 39.31189, -120.38021
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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nose Dive, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bill Patterson, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Timberline, heading W.
- 0.4 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 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Crows Nest & Switchback 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft
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