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Clark Fork Trail & Seven Pines Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,889 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Clark Fork Trail & Seven Pines Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. It climbs 2,889 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 9,197 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark Fork Trailhead 38.41735, -119.74939
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA
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Clark Fork Trail & Seven Pines Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,889 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,451–9,196 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Clark Fork Trailhead · 38.41735, -119.74939

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clark Fork Trail, heading S.
  2. 6.2 miReach Clark Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 6.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clark-fork-trail-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°62°
Fri 88°63°
Sat 88°63°
Sun 88°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 4:14 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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