Pacific Crest Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,758 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Granite Chief Wilderness near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 2,758 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,758 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,970–8,424 ft
Out & Back · Granite Chief Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.14769, -120.21580
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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