Bull Canyon Road via Pacific Crest Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,940 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Bull Canyon Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. It climbs 2,940 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,066 – 6,181 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63064, -116.58333
Nearest town Thomas Mountain, CA

Directions

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Bull Canyon Road via Pacific Crest Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,940 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,065–6,181 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.63064, -116.58333

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Goff Flat Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Live Oak Springs Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Bull Canyon Road, heading NE.
  12. 4.6 miReach Bull Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 4.6 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Live Oak Springs Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1.3 miTurn left onto Goff Flat Road, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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