Sunset Loop Trail

Sunset Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sunset Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sunset Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.22632, -120.38316. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Loop Trail

• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~14 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~22 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~24 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~39 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~39 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus National Forest · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~41 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Loop Trail

Other treks near Sunset Loop Trail

• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Tahoe Rim Trail · trek · El Dorado · ~116 km · Must-see
• PCT - California Section J · trek · Alpine · ~77 km
• PCT - California Section I · trek · Tuolumne · ~98 km
• Pohono Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~109 km
• Mist Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~115 km
• Panorama Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~115 km
• Half Dome Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~115 km
• PCT - California Section K · trek · Placer · ~120 km
• Arnold Rim Trail · trek · Calaveras · ~1 km

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