Forestdale Road
8 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Forestdale Road is an 8-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 1,405 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,517 – 8,882 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67921, -119.92401
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
Directions
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Forestdale Road
8 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 7,516–8,880 ft
Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.67921, -119.92401
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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