Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. The route reaches Spicer Meadow Reservoir. It climbs 457 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,608 – 6,861 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolfe-Bray Trail 38.40170, -120.00237
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA

Directions

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Spicer Meadow Reservoir & Wolfe-Bray Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,608–6,862 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolfe-Bray Trail · 38.40170, -120.00237

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

  1. Start on Wolfe-Bray Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Spicer Meadow Reservoir.
  3. 1.7 miReach Spicer Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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