AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Placer Queen Mine Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Placer Queen Mine Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near The Cedars, CA. It climbs 1,259 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,729 – 6,975 ft · steepest grade: 33%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Placer Queen Mine Trail 39.17285, -120.45030
Nearest town The Cedars, CA
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Placer Queen Mine Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,728–6,976 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Placer Queen Mine Trail · 39.17285, -120.45030

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Placer Queen Mine Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miReach Placer Queen Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 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/placer-queen-mine-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F57°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 81°62°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 85°57°
Fri 87°58°
Sat 86°59°
Sun 85°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:42 PM.

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