AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

U600

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft · 1 hr 47 min

U600 is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Scaath, CA. It climbs 1,230 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 1,706 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: U600 41.55278, -123.95319
Nearest town Scaath, CA
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U600

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 711–1,705 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: U600 · 41.55278, -123.95319

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto U600, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach U600, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/u600-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 90°71°
Wed 75°59°
Thu 77°57°
Fri 79°55°
Sat 80°57°
Sun 82°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.

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