Historic California Emigrant Trail & Scotts Lake Luther Connector via Old Luther Pass Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 645 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,064 – 7,743 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77725, -119.92283
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
Directions
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Historic California Emigrant Trail & Scotts Lake Luther Connector via Old Luther Pass Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,064–7,742 ft
Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.77725, -119.92283
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Historic California Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
55% paved45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Old Luther Pass Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Luther Pass–Historic California Emigrant Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 645 ft
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