Pacific Crest Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,428 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 2,428 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pacific Crest Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 2,428 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 7,516–9,059 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: 38.66769, -119.91818
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 6.9 mi in (~220 min). Leave by 3:02 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
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