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Mokelumne Wilderness

Evergreen Trail & Forestdale Creek Trail via Forestdale Road

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,814 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Evergreen Trail & Forestdale Creek Trail via Forestdale Road is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 2,814 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,441 – 8,878 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Lakes Connector E 38.69774, -119.93081
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Evergreen Trail & Forestdale Creek Trail via Forestdale Road

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,814 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,442–8,878 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

Trailhead: Blue Lakes Connector E · 38.69774, -119.93081

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Blue Lakes Connector E, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 3.8 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miBear left onto Evergreen Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miBear left onto Summit City Trail, heading W.
  12. 450 ftReach Forestdale Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Evergreen Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Forestdale Road, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
  19. 3.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Blue Lakes Connector E, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/evergreen-trail-out-back

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F49°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°57°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°60°
Sun 86°58°

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