Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Peaceful Pines, CA. It climbs 3,159 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,158 – 8,124 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arnot Creek Trailhead 38.40456, -119.80105
Nearest town Peaceful Pines, CA

Directions

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Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Elevation 6,159–8,123 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Arnot Creek Trailhead · 38.40456, -119.80105

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start on Arnot Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail, heading W.
  3. 5.3 miReach Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.3 miBear right onto Arnot Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 3:07 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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