Carpenter Valley Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Carpenter Valley Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,193 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,893 – 6,257 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop 39.38633, -120.18590
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA
Directions
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Carpenter Valley Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,893–6,255 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop · 39.38633, -120.18590
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 77°F / low 46° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Carpenter Valley Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Carpenter Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Carpenter Valley Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Carpenter Valley Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
98% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F46°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue
75°46°
Wed
79°47°
Thu
76°49°
Fri
70°45°
Sat
72°43°
Sun
68°40°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop Trailhead
- Giddy Up–South Euer Valley Road, 3 sights 14 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft
- South Prosser Creek Spur 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft
- Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft
- Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
- Nature Trail Loop & South Prosser Creek Spur via East Perimeter Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 2,046 ft
- Powerline 12 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft
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