Western States Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Western States Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Goggins, CA. It climbs 2,328 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,391 – 6,585 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11466, -120.48167
Nearest town Goggins, CA
Directions
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Western States Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,389–6,586 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.11466, -120.48167
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
- 5.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 3.7 mi · loop · via Western States Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Western States Trail
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- Western States Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft
- Little Bald Mountain Trail via Western States Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft
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