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Hope Valley Campground Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Hope Valley Campground Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 505 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,372 – 7,842 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail 38.67208, -119.91759
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Hope Valley Campground Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 7,371–7,843 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Charity Valley Trail · 38.67208, -119.91759

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 65°F / low 42° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Connector Road Spur B, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
  4. 1 miBear left onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hope-valley-campground-road-out-back-12-km-27f6

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F42°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 66°46° 15%
Tue 69°43°
Wed 75°46°
Thu 69°47°
Fri 68°44°
Sat 68°44°

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