AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Penstock Truck Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Penstock Truck Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Swanton, CA. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 883 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.07341, -122.22709
Nearest town Swanton, CA
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Penstock Truck Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 438–882 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.07341, -122.22709

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Penstock Truck Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miReach Penstock Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 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/penstock-truck-trail-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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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