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Red Lake Wildlife Area

Forestdale Creek Trail & Hope Valley Campground Road via Forestdale Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Forestdale Creek Trail & Hope Valley Campground Road via Forestdale Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,809 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,139 – 8,882 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hope Valley Campground Road 38.73020, -119.93000
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Forestdale Creek Trail & Hope Valley Campground Road via Forestdale Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 7,139–8,880 ft

Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Hope Valley Campground Road · 38.73020, -119.93000

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hope Valley Campground Road, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 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 SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftReach Hope Valley Campground Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 3.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forestdale-creek-trail-hope-valley-campground-road-out-back-26-km-156d

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV9Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 84°58°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°61°
Sat 87°61°
Sun 87°59°

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