Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Campana, CA. The route reaches Plum Creek Sunset Point. It climbs 1,910 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Plum Creek Sunset Point & Onion Valley Road via Plum Creek Road
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,509–6,057 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Onion Valley Road · 38.90661, -120.51710
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Onion Valley Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Plum Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Plum Creek Sunset Point.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Onion Valley Road, heading NE.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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