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Mokelumne Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Pacific Crest Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,843 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 8,514 ft · steepest grade: 32%11.8 mi

Getting there

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

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 4 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,516–8,513 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: 38.67868, -119.96161

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 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 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading S.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 3.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-19-km-b375

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 80°56°
Wed 80°57°
Thu 83°56°
Fri 83°57°
Sat 83°58°
Sun 83°56°

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