Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Goggins, CA. It climbs 2,820 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,437 – 7,044 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11690, -120.48393
Nearest town Goggins, CA

Directions

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Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,436–7,045 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.11690, -120.48393

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
  4. 5.2 miSharp left onto Little Bald Mountain Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.9 miReach Little Bald Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miSharp right onto Western States Trail, heading E.
  7. 5.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~231 min). Leave by 4:01 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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