Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Gilberts, CA. The route reaches Post Pile at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,037 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Post Pile & Wentworth Springs Road
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,372–6,326 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wentworth Springs Road · 38.98354, -120.37932
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Wentworth Springs Road, heading NE.
- 7.5 miTurn right onto Rubicon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Post Pile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wentworth Springs Road, heading S.
- 7.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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