Granite Chief Wilderness

Whiskey Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,490 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Whiskey Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Granite Chief Wilderness near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 3,490 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,867 – 8,422 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14716, -120.20006
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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Whiskey Creek Trail via Pacific Crest Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,490 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,866–8,424 ft

Out & Back · Granite Chief Wilderness

Trailhead: 39.14716, -120.20006

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  16. 3.5 miContinue straight onto Whiskey Creek Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miReach Whiskey Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  19. 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% dirt8% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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