Wolf Creek Pass & Wolf Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Wolf Creek Pass & Wolf Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. The route reaches Wolf Creek Pass at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 330 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,363 – 8,580 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolf Creek Trail 38.49637, -119.79641
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA
Directions
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Wolf Creek Pass & Wolf Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 8,364–8,578 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wolf Creek Trail · 38.49637, -119.79641
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wolf Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach Wolf Creek Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
81°54°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°55°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Arnot Creek Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,491 ft
- Wolf Creek Pass–Disaster Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 2,931 ft
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