American Canyon Trail (Waterfall) & Dead Truck Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 2 hr
American Canyon Trail (Waterfall) & Dead Truck Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Auburn Lake Trails, CA. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 1,326 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Foxgrove Lane 38.94538, -120.93286
Nearest town Auburn Lake Trails, CA
Directions
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American Canyon Trail (Waterfall) & Dead Truck Trail via Wendell T Robie Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 699–1,325 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Foxgrove Lane · 38.94538, -120.93286
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:08 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Wendell T Robie Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Dead Truck Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto American Canyon Trail (Waterfall), heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Western States Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto American Canyon Trail (Waterfall), heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Dead Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto American Canyon Trail (Waterfall), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dead Truck Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wendell T Robie Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:08 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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