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Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 618 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,461 – 7,842 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road 38.67445, -119.91914
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Creekside Spur D–Faith Valley Loop Road, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 7,462–7,840 ft

Out & Back

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 miBear left onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Creekside Spur D, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach Lower Charity Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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