Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail & Milk Ranch Meadow Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,631 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail & Milk Ranch Meadow Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. It climbs 2,631 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail & Milk Ranch Meadow Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,631 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 7,751–9,030 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.50537, -119.80049
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 5.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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 4.3 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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