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Red Lake Wildlife Area

Forestdale Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Forestdale Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Red Lake Wildlife Area near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 1,659 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 8,882 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail 38.67208, -119.91759
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Forestdale Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 7,516–8,880 ft

Out & Back · Red Lake Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail · 38.67208, -119.91759

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Connector Road Spur B, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
  11. 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 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-15-km-bef5

Trail surface

38% dirt62% 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°

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