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Walker Mine Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 3,549 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Walker Mine Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Troy, CA. It climbs 3,549 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,399 – 6,775 ft · steepest grade: 37%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walker Mine Trail 39.17435, -120.47021
Nearest town Troy, CA
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Walker Mine Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 3,549 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 3,400–6,775 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Walker Mine Trail · 39.17435, -120.47021

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Walker Mine Trail, heading N.
  2. 4 miReach Walker Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4 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/walker-mine-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:13 PM
Tue 81°60°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°59°
Sun 87°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.

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