AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline Spur

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Powerline Spur is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,922 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 7,097 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

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

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,893–7,098 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Prosser Hill Motorcycle Loop · 39.38633, -120.18590

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 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 ftTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left onto Powerline, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerline-spur-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F44°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 89°58°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 91°58°
Sat 91°60°
Sun 92°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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