Burnside Lake Trail 2 & Burnside Lake Trail via Charity Valley Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Grover Hot Springs State Park near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 3,385 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 8,704 ft · steepest grade: 31%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70016, -119.83675
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
Directions
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Burnside Lake Trail 2 & Burnside Lake Trail via Charity Valley Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,385 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,877–8,703 ft
Out & Back · Grover Hot Springs State Park
Trailhead: 38.70016, -119.83675
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Charity Valley Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Burnside Lake Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Burnside Lake Trail 2, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Burnside Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Burnside Lake Road, heading S.
- 3.3 miBear left onto Charity Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
91°65°
Thu
93°64°
Fri
93°66°
Sat
93°66°
Sun
92°64°
Mon
91°63°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~251 min). Leave by 3:37 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Waterfall Trail via Charity Valley Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Hot Springs Cutoff Trail & Sawmill Creek Trail via Charity Valley Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 181 ft
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