Powerline

12 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Powerline is a 12-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,634 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop 39.38633, -120.18590
Nearest town Hobart Mills, CA

Directions

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Powerline

12 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,893–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop · 39.38633, -120.18590

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  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 W.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 1.2 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

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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