Foxgrove Lane–French Hill Trail, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Foxgrove Lane–French Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Buffalo Hill, CA. It climbs 3,071 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Foxgrove Lane–French Hill Trail, 3 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,151–2,264 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wendell T Robie Trail · 38.94192, -120.88525
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Wendell T Robie Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto San Romo Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foxgrove Lane, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto French Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Wendell T Robie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Foxgrove Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto San Romo Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sliger Mine Road, heading N.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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