Lacks Creek Management Area

Pine Ridge Trail & Saddle Mountain Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Pine Ridge Trail & Saddle Mountain Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lacks Creek Management Area near Hoopa, CA. It climbs 648 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,609 – 3,911 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hot Lap Trail 41.00595, -123.78486
Nearest town Hoopa, CA

Directions

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Pine Ridge Trail & Saddle Mountain Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 3,608–3,910 ft

Out & Back · Lacks Creek Management Area

Trailhead: Hot Lap Trail · 41.00595, -123.78486

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right onto Saddle Mountain Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach Pine Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F59°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:30 PM
Tue 88°70°
Wed 83°57°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 91°51°
Sat 89°53°
Sun 92°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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