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Red Lake Wildlife Area

Forestdale Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,378 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Forestdale Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 1,378 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 8,882 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.68035, -119.92584
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Forestdale Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,378 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 7,516–8,880 ft

Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.68035, -119.92584

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 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/forestdale-road-out-back-13-km-e975

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°57°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°60°
Sun 86°58°

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