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.

Elevation

0 mi7,727 – 9,029 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.50462, -119.80484
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 5.2 miContinue straight onto Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Pacific Valley Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Marshall Canyon Jeep Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Milk Ranch Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 5.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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