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Faith Valley Loop Road & Lower Charity Road via Hope Valley Campground Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Faith Valley Loop Road & Lower Charity Road via Hope Valley Campground Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,461 – 7,779 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road 38.67445, -119.91914
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Faith Valley Loop Road & Lower Charity Road via Hope Valley Campground Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 7,462–7,779 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road · 38.67445, -119.91914

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Charity Road, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Faith Valley Loop Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Lower Charity Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 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, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  18. 50 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/faith-valley-loop-road-lower-charity-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 85°57°
Fri 85°58°
Sat 85°59°
Sun 85°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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