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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftReach Historic California Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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

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