AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline Spur & Powerline

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Powerline Spur & Powerline is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Hobart Mills, CA. It climbs 1,683 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,893 – 6,427 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

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

14.8 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,893–6,429 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. 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Spur, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miBear right onto Powerline, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miReach Powerline Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Powerline Spur, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 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-south-prosser-creek-loop-out-back-24-km-fcfb

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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