Pimlico Canyon
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,022 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Pimlico Canyon is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Thomas Mountain, CA. It climbs 2,022 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pimlico Canyon
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,022 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 4,792–5,972 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.63064, -116.58333
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Goff Flat Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Pimlico Canyon, heading S.
- 2.6 miReach Pimlico Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Goff Flat Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 2.0 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Goff Flat Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Goff Flat Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Tunnel Spring via Goff Flat Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
- Goff Flat Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,623 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,699 ft
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