Granite Slab Trail–Powerline, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. It climbs 801 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,084 – 7,894 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Granite Slab Trail 38.46440, -120.03875
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA
Directions
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Granite Slab Trail–Powerline, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,083–7,895 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Granite Slab Trail · 38.46440, -120.03875
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Granite Slab Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Koala Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Granite Slab Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Granite Slab Trail, heading W.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
82°61°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
85°58°
Fri
86°59°
Sat
86°60°
Sun
86°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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