Dollar Reservoir & Shale Trail via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Dollar Reservoir & Shale Trail via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Dollar Property near Carnelian Heights, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir. It climbs 834 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dollar Reservoir & Shale Trail via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,582–7,358 ft
Out & Back · Dollar Property
Trailhead: Old County · 39.20826, -120.10391
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Old County, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Run, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Dollar Reservoir.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Shale Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old County, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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