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Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,730 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,920 – 9,059 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forestdale Creek Trail 38.67721, -119.95839
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Pacific Crest Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 7,920–9,059 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Forestdale Creek Trail · 38.67721, -119.95839

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

  1. Start on Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 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-13-km-0134

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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