Foxgrove Lane & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Foxgrove Lane & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Auburn Lake Trails, CA. It climbs 1,553 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 2,083 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: French Hill Trail 38.93948, -120.92122
Nearest town Auburn Lake Trails, CA

Directions

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Foxgrove Lane & French Hill Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 695–2,082 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: French Hill Trail · 38.93948, -120.92122

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on French Hill Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Foxgrove Lane, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach French Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto French Hill Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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