Joseph D. Grant County Park

Foothill Trail via Hotel Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Foothill Trail via Hotel Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Joseph D. Grant County Park near Evergreen, CA. It climbs 1,391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,411 – 2,267 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hotel Trail 37.33771, -121.71283
Nearest town Evergreen, CA

Directions

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Foothill Trail via Hotel Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,412–2,266 ft

Out & Back · Joseph D. Grant County Park

Trailhead: Hotel Trail · 37.33771, -121.71283

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Hotel Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hotel Trail, heading S.
  4. 3.8 miContinue straight onto Manzanita Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Foothill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothill Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.7 miBear right onto Hotel Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Hotel Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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