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 Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 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

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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