Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,174 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 2,174 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 9,059 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67921, -119.92401
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA

Directions

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Pacific Crest Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,174 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 7,516–9,059 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.67921, -119.92401

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
  12. 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~198 min). Leave by 3:23 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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