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Via Escondida Fire Road via Chicken Shack Fire Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 2,424 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Via Escondida Fire Road via Chicken Shack Fire Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Rafael Village, CA. It climbs 2,424 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 1,312 ft · steepest grade: 32%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.06090, -122.57380
Nearest town Rafael Village, CA
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Via Escondida Fire Road via Chicken Shack Fire Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 2,424 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 163–1,311 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.06090, -122.57380

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start on Chicken Shack Fire Road, heading S.
  2. 2.9 miTurn left onto Via Escondida Fire Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miReach Via Escondida Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Chicken Shack Fire Road, heading S.
  5. 2.9 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/via-escondida-fire-road-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Sun 73°49°
Mon 85°52°
Tue 86°58°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 97°68°
Fri 83°58°

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