Forest Route 7N38 & Wolfe-Bray Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Forest Route 7N38 & Wolfe-Bray Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Skyhigh, CA. It climbs 1,811 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,761 – 7,185 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.41115, -120.07882
Nearest town Skyhigh, CA

Directions

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Forest Route 7N38 & Wolfe-Bray Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,811 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,760–7,185 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.41115, -120.07882

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading S.
  3. 5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Route 7N38, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach Wolfe-Bray Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Forest Route 6N29Y, heading SE.
  7. 5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 3:22 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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