Powerline

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Powerline is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,820 – 6,634 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.39387, -120.18937
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA

Directions

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Powerline

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,820–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.39387, -120.18937

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  9. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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