West Meadow Creek via Pacific Crest Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 38 min
West Meadow Creek via Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Homewood, CA. It climbs 1,053 ft. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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West Meadow Creek via Pacific Crest Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,904–7,661 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 39.07676, -120.23515
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Bear Lake, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Barker Meadow, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Meadow Creek, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach West Meadow Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Barker Meadow, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Lake, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
More from Pacific Crest Trail Trailhead
- Barker Pass–Barker Pass Road, 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,506 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 939 ft
- Sourdough Hill–Richardson Lake, 3 summits 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft
- Buck Island Lake–Barker Pass, 3 saddles 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,464 ft
- Barker Pass Road & Powderhorn Ridge Road 7 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Ellis Lake–Bear Lake, 3 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,806 ft
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