AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Western States Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Western States Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Goggins, CA. It climbs 2,328 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,391 – 6,585 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11466, -120.48167
Nearest town Goggins, CA
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Western States Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,389–6,586 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.11466, -120.48167

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  5. 5.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 5.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 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/western-states-trail-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:12 PM

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