Penstock Truck Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,643 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Penstock Truck Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Forest Springs, CA. It climbs 2,643 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Penstock Truck Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,643 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 438–2,076 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.11789, -122.19354
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Penstock Truck Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Penstock Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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