The PCT at Warner Springs,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 007
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 007 (NOBO): After passing through San Ysidro Creek, the Pacific Crest Trail heads to Warner Springs at Agua Caliente Creek and then returns to the Cleveland National Forest.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 19.2 mi | 2,910 ft | 5,167 ft | 2,257 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 8.7 hrs | 2,810 ft | 1,116 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 8.0 hrs | 1,116 ft | 2,810 ft | VS |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Warner Springs topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Warner Springs, CA
- North Topo Map: Hot Springs Mountain, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Borrego Palm Canyon, CA
- West Topo Map: Warners Ranch, CA
- Topo Map: Ranchita, CA
- East Topo Map: Tubb Canyon, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Santa Ysabel, CA
- South Topo Map: Julian, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: Earthquake Valley, CA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.