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Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 342 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,461 – 7,842 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68035, -119.92584
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 7,462–7,840 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.68035, -119.92584

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Creekside Spur D, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach Forestdale Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creekside-spur-d-faith-valley-loop-road-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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