Poison Canyon–Bee Gulch Trail, 6 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Cape Horn, CA. The route reaches Poison Canyon at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,331 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,359 – 8,593 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Emigrant Trail 38.50593, -119.94296
Nearest town Cape Horn, CA
Directions
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Poison Canyon–Bee Gulch Trail, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,331 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Elevation 7,359–8,592 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Emigrant Trail · 38.50593, -119.94296
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Three Creeks, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Reba Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Poison Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Highland Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cape Horn Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Emigrant Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 3:35 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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