Penstock Truck Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Penstock Truck Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Forest Springs, CA. It climbs 2,961 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 2,011 ft · steepest grade: 45%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.13259, -122.20494
Nearest town Forest Springs, CA

Directions

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Penstock Truck Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 438–2,013 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.13259, -122.20494

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Penstock Truck Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miReach Penstock Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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