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Mokelumne Wilderness

Pleasant Valley Road via Pacific Crest Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,864 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Pleasant Valley Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Marklee Village, CA. It climbs 2,864 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,794 – 8,157 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Road 38.68339, -119.80109
Nearest town Marklee Village, CA
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Pleasant Valley Road via Pacific Crest Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,864 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,794–8,158 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Road · 38.68339, -119.80109

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Pleasant Valley Road, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 5.4 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftReach Pleasant Valley Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 5.4 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Road, heading W.
  8. 1.4 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-fe72

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F56°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 92°65°
Wed 92°64°
Thu 94°63°
Fri 94°64°
Sat 94°65°
Sun 93°63°

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