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Barker Meadow Loop via Pacific Crest Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Barker Meadow Loop via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.4-mile loop near Homewood, CA. It climbs 580 ft. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,080 – 7,664 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 39.07676, -120.23515
Nearest town Homewood, CA
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Barker Meadow Loop via Pacific Crest Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 7,079–7,664 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 39.07676, -120.23515

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Barker Meadow, heading SE.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right onto Bear Lake, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Barker Meadow, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Bear Lake, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barker-pass-loop-81e2

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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