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South Prosser Creek Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 26 min

South Prosser Creek Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,063 – 6,332 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37824, -120.23312
Nearest town Armstrong, CA
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South Prosser Creek Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,065–6,334 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37824, -120.23312

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 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/south-prosser-creek-loop-out-back-6-km-2ab0

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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