Granite Chief Wilderness

Pacific Crest Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft · 6 hr

Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Granite Chief Wilderness near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 2,475 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,867 – 8,422 ft · steepest grade: 32%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14716, -120.20006
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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Pacific Crest Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,475 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 6,866–8,424 ft

Out & Back · Granite Chief Wilderness

Trailhead: 39.14716, -120.20006

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  16. 3.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 3.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt9% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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