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.

Elevation

0 mi4,508 – 6,057 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Onion Valley Road 38.90661, -120.51710
Nearest town Campana, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Onion Valley Road, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right onto Plum Creek Road, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miPass Plum Creek Sunset Point.
  5. 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 2.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftSharp right onto Onion Valley Road, heading NE.
  11. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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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