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Pacific Crest Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. It climbs 2,916 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,456 – 6,870 ft · steepest grade: 25%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.65219, -116.58940
Nearest town Thomas Mountain, CA
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Pacific Crest Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Elevation 5,457–6,871 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.65219, -116.58940

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Springs Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
  4. 4.2 miContinue straight onto Live Oak Springs Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  7. 4.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Springs Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2.3 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-22-km-ec0f

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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