AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue Gouge Mine Road & Trail 8

4.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Blue Gouge Mine Road & Trail 8 is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Sly Park, CA. It climbs 664 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,432 – 3,849 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access 38.71300, -120.56155
Nearest town Sly Park, CA
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Blue Gouge Mine Road & Trail 8

4.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 3,432–3,850 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Access · 38.71300, -120.56155

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Trail 8, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Blue Gouge Mine Road, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach Trail 8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Trail 8, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 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/blue-gouge-mine-road-trail-8-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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