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Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,304 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,940 – 9,059 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67868, -119.96161
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Pacific Crest Trail

7 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 7,939–9,059 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.67868, -119.96161

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.1 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/frog-lake-frog-lake-out-back-3-lakes-16-km-7690

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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