Pacific Crest Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,954 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. It climbs 2,954 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,954 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 5,457–7,129 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.65219, -116.58940
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Cedar Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 1.7 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
More from this trailhead
- Cedar Spring & Cedar Springs Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,936 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 2,898 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft
- Tunnel Spring via Pacific Crest Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,898 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 3,088 ft
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