AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ward Creek Road Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Ward Creek Road Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Fairview, CA. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 899 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ward Creek Road Trail 37.66473, -122.05617
Nearest town Fairview, CA
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Ward Creek Road Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 315–899 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ward Creek Road Trail · 37.66473, -122.05617

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Campus Drive & Oakes Drive stop 56 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Ward Creek Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miReach Ward Creek Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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/ward-creek-road-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Campus Drive & Oakes Drive stop 56 m from the trailhead

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