Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Jugs Sunset Point, 7 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Pine Grove, CA. The route passes Miracle Mile Sunset Point and Jugs Sunset Point. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi210 – 551 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cypress Trail 39.35744, -123.77479
Nearest town Pine Grove, CA
Directions
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Miracle Mile Sunset Point–Jugs Sunset Point, 7 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 211–552 ft
Out & Back · Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trailhead: Cypress Trail · 39.35744, -123.77479
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 66°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Cypress Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Charlie Bell, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Miracle Mile, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Miracle Mile Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Jugs Sunset Point.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Loop, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Miracle Mile Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Ecological Staircase Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pygmy Forest Reserve Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Miracle Mile, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charlie Bell, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Widowmaker, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cypress Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 66°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
61°53°
Sun
63°48°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
75°52°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
78°57°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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