Tunnel Spring & Goff Flat Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Tunnel Spring & Goff Flat Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. The route reaches Tunnel Spring at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,397 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tunnel Spring & Goff Flat Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,314–5,972 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Goff Flat Road · 33.64069, -116.59762
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Goff Flat Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Tunnel Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.5 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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