Mokelumne Wilderness

Red Lake & Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,850 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Red Lake & Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. The route reaches Red Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,850 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,517 – 8,790 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Charity Road 38.67445, -119.91914
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA

Directions

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Red Lake & Lower Charity Road via Pacific Crest Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 2,850 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 7,516–8,789 ft

Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness

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. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miReach Red Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  17. 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 surface

18% dirt82% 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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