AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hope Valley Campground Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Hope Valley Campground Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,500 – 7,848 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.66769, -119.91818
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
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Hope Valley Campground Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 7,502–7,848 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.66769, -119.91818

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight 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 N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading S.
  15. 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-5-km-c521

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 81°57°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 86°57°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 86°59°
Sun 85°57°

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