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Mokelumne Wilderness

Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,817 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 8,514 ft · steepest grade: 36%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67868, -119.96161
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 7,516–8,513 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.67868, -119.96161

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Lower Charity Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-charity-road-out-back-20-km-bd56

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 80°56°
Wed 80°57°
Thu 83°56°
Fri 83°57°
Sat 83°58°
Sun 83°56°

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