Powerline

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Powerline is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Prosser Lake Heights, CA. It climbs 1,941 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,634 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.36364, -120.21488
Nearest town Prosser Lake Heights, CA

Directions

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Powerline

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,893–6,635 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.36364, -120.21488

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading N.
  15. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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