Hornitos Trail

California

California

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1.1 mi

Distance

687 ft

Gain

32 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Modoc National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.1 mi
Elevation gain
687 ft
Elevation loss
687 ft
Highest point
5,841 ft
Lowest point
5,539 ft
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About this trail

Hornitos Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back hike in California with 687 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,841 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,539 ft
High point
5,841 ft
Total climbing
687 ft
Total descent
687 ft
Steepest stretch
16% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Canby 3 Sw, CA weather station, 9.8 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan42° high20° low
  2. Feb48° high23° low
  3. Mar53° high27° low
  4. Apr59° high30° low
  5. May69° high37° low
  6. Jun78° high43° low
  7. Jul88° high48° low
  8. Aug87° high45° low
  9. Sep80° high38° low
  10. Oct67° high28° low
  11. Nov52° high23° low
  12. Dec41° high19° low

The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Modoc National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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