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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)
- J9°-1°267
- F10°-1°235
- M12°1°225
- A15°2°120
- M20°6°67
- J25°10°20
- J29°13°4
- A29°13°4
- S26°11°24
- O20°7°91
- N13°2°187
- D9°-1°256
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 3.5 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.4 km S of Dorrington (Calaveras County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Stanislaus National Forest
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 38.2564, -120.2835
- Route start
- 38.2613, -120.2770
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19100613
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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