Granite Chief Wilderness

Barker Pass–Barker Pass Road, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,506 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Barker Pass–Barker Pass Road, 5 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Granite Chief Wilderness near Homewood, CA. The route reaches Barker Pass. It climbs 3,506 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,021 – 7,822 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road 39.07651, -120.23312
Nearest town Homewood, CA

Directions

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Barker Pass–Barker Pass Road, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,506 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,022–7,823 ft

Out & Back · Granite Chief Wilderness

Trailhead: Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road · 39.07651, -120.23312

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miPass Barker Pass.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Five Lakes Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Pen Trail, heading NE.
  10. 2.4 miReach Barker Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Five Lakes Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading SW.
  13. 3.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Barker Pass Road, heading S.
  15. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% dirt1% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 78°57°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°55°
Fri 83°56°
Sat 83°56°
Sun 84°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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