Access Road–Trail 1-3, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Access Road–Trail 1-3, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Fairbanks, CA. It climbs 3,056 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Access Road–Trail 1-3, 4 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 6 hr 34 min
Elevation 3,429–4,544 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Trail 1 · 38.88162, -120.69891
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Trail 1, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 10, heading W.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Trail 1-3, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Trail 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Trail 1, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Trail 1-3, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Trail 1, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.2 miArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Trail 1 Trailhead
- Trail 10 & Trail 1 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
- Bald Mountain & Trail 1 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft
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