Pacific Crest Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 2,147 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,516–9,059 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: 38.68035, -119.92584
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~195 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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