Barker Pass Road & Powderhorn Ridge Road

7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Barker Pass Road & Powderhorn Ridge Road is a 7-mile out-and-back near Homewood, CA. It climbs 698 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,143 – 7,717 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 39.07676, -120.23515
Nearest town Homewood, CA

Directions

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Barker Pass Road & Powderhorn Ridge Road

7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 7,142–7,718 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 39.07676, -120.23515

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Ridge Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach Barker Pass Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Powderhorn Ridge Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 77°56°
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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