Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail Loop, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile loop in Del Valle Regional Park near Mendenhall Springs, CA. The route reaches Lake Del Valle. It climbs 675 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail Loop, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 707–1,096 ft
Loop · Del Valle Regional Park
Trailhead: 37.58642, -121.70034
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Del Valle.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftThe loop closes 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 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Ridgeline Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft
- Canyon Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Lake Del Valle–Canyon Trail, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
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