Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

14 mi · ▲ 2,428 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 2,428 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 9,059 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail 38.67208, -119.91759
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA

Directions

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Pacific Crest Trail

14 mi · ▲ 2,428 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Elevation 7,516–9,059 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail · 38.67208, -119.91759

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Connector Road Spur B, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~212 min). Leave by 3:08 PM for the 7:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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