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.

Elevation

0 mi6,903 – 7,661 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 39.07676, -120.23515
Nearest town Homewood, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miSharp right onto Bear Lake, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Barker Meadow, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto West Meadow Creek, heading SW.
  5. 1.8 miReach West Meadow Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miBear left onto Barker Meadow, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Lake, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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