Plum Creek Sunset Point–Plum Creek Road, 3 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Plum Creek Sunset Point–Plum Creek Road, 3 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Campana, CA. The route reaches Plum Creek Sunset Point. It climbs 2,372 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Plum Creek Sunset Point–Plum Creek Road, 3 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,671–5,996 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Plum Creek Road · 38.91041, -120.51100
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Plum Creek Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miPass Plum Creek Sunset Point.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Tricometric Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Plum Creek Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Plum Creek Road, heading SW.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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