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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Ridge Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Barker Pass Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Barker Pass Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Powderhorn Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Powderhorn Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Barker Pass Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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