Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Campana, CA. It climbs 774 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,508 – 4,922 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Creek Road 38.91041, -120.51100
Nearest town Campana, CA

Directions

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Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road

7.3 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 4,509–4,920 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Plum Creek Road · 38.91041, -120.51100

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Plum Creek Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Onion Valley Road, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miReach Onion Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left onto Plum Creek Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 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 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.

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