AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hope Valley Campground Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Hope Valley Campground Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,372 – 7,582 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67921, -119.92401
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Hope Valley Campground Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,371–7,581 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67921, -119.92401

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 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/hope-valley-campground-road-out-back-10-km-7f47

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 81°57°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°59°
Sun 86°57°

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