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Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Historic California Emigrant Trail–Horseshoe Road, 5 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,541 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Historic California Emigrant Trail–Horseshoe Road, 5 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 1,541 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,064 – 7,874 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scotts Lake Road 38.76543, -119.94001
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Historic California Emigrant Trail–Horseshoe Road, 5 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,541 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 7,064–7,873 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: Scotts Lake Road · 38.76543, -119.94001

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading W.
  5. 1.6 miSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miReach Scotts Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
  12. 1.6 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Road, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.9 miArrive 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/historic-california-emigrant-trail-horseshoe-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

30% dirt19% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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