Tree House–09N45, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Tree House–09N45, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Omo Ranch, CA. The route reaches Tree House at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 645 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,550 – 4,157 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Caldor Road 38.60891, -120.58498
Nearest town Omo Ranch, CA

Directions

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Tree House–09N45, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 3,549–4,158 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Caldor Road · 38.60891, -120.58498

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Caldor Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto 09N54, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto 09N45, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Diamond R.R. Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tree House Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miReach Tree House, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Diamond R.R. Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftSharp right onto 09N45, heading S.
  12. 1.7 miContinue straight onto 09N54, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Caldor Road, heading SW.
  14. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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