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Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 937 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 937 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,940 – 8,882 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67868, -119.96161
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Pacific Crest Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 937 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 7,939–8,880 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.67868, -119.96161

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miArrive 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/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-7-km-2fd5

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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