Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Del Valle Regional Park near Mendenhall Springs, CA. The route reaches Lake Del Valle at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,221 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail, 3 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 707–1,116 ft
Out & Back · Del Valle Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.58596, -121.69837
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Del Valle.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 675 ft
- Ridgeline Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft
- Canyon Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
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