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South Prosser Creek Spur

4.6 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 50 min

South Prosser Creek Spur is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Armstrong, CA. It climbs 590 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,063 – 6,562 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.6 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,065–6,562 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.37824, -120.23312

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 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 miBear right onto South Prosser Creek Spur, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto South Prosser Creek Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 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-spur-out-back-7-km-3c1f

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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