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Historic California Emigrant Trail–Lakeview Road, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 2,338 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,064 – 8,521 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77503, -119.92895
Nearest town Sorensens, CA

Directions

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Historic California Emigrant Trail–Lakeview Road, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,338 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 7,064–8,522 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.77503, -119.92895

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
  9. 1.6 miTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Road, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Scotts Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Maxwell Creek Road, heading S.
  15. 1.8 miReach Historic California Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Scotts Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NE.
  22. 1.6 miSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

32% dirt14% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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