Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Claussenius, CA. The route reaches Plum Creek Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 1,256 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 4,500–5,044 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.87005, -120.57954
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Onion Valley Road, heading N.
- 4.7 miSharp right onto Plum Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Plum Creek Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Onion Valley Road, heading W.
- 3.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.2 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Onion Valley Road 7 mi · ▲ 523 ft
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