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Red Lake Wildlife Area

Brewer Mine Road–Brewer Spur, 5 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Brewer Mine Road–Brewer Spur, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 1,051 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,326 – 7,805 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road 38.67445, -119.91914
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Brewer Mine Road–Brewer Spur, 5 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 7,326–7,807 ft

Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road · 38.67445, -119.91914

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Charity Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 1.9 miTurn left onto Brewer Spur, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miBear right onto Brewer Mine Road, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Faith Spur A, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading SE.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brewer-mine-road-brewer-spur-out-back-7-sights-18-km-db51

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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