Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail–Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,689 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail–Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. It climbs 2,689 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail–Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,689 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,728–9,030 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.50462, -119.80484
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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 miTurn right onto Pacific Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 5.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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