Penstock Truck Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Penstock Truck Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Swanton, CA. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Penstock Truck Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 512–1,649 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.07341, -122.22709
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Penstock Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Penstock Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
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