Cedar Spring & Goff Flat Road via Pacific Crest Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,819 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Cedar Spring & Goff Flat Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. The route reaches Cedar Spring at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 2,819 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cedar Spring & Goff Flat Road via Pacific Crest Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 2,819 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,314–6,871 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Goff Flat Road · 33.64069, -116.59762
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Goff Flat Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Cedar Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Cedar Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Goff Flat Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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