Ward Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Ward Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ward Creek near Pine Land, CA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,250 – 6,519 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13479, -120.15725
Nearest town Pine Land, CA
Directions
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Ward Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,251–6,520 ft
Out & Back · Ward Creek
Trailhead: 39.13479, -120.15725
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Ward Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Ward Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% dirt15% paved4% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
85°57°
Thu
82°56°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
82°55°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector & Ward Creek Park via Ward Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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