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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Arnot Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 5.3 miReach Woods Gulch-Jenkins Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miBear right onto Arnot Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Arnot Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Arnot Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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