Cape Horn Trail–Lower Woodchuck Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Cape Horn Trail–Lower Woodchuck Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 589 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,366 – 7,894 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead 38.48083, -119.98592
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Cape Horn Trail–Lower Woodchuck Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 7,367–7,893 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead · 38.48083, -119.98592
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 67°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lower Woodchuck Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Three Creeks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 67°F48°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
68°48°
21%
Tue
70°45°
Wed
72°48°
Thu
69°47°
Fri
68°45°
Sat
69°44°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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