Lower Charity Road via Forestdale Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Lower Charity Road via Forestdale Road is a 15-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 3,107 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,517 – 8,878 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.63815, -119.95641
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Lower Charity Road via Forestdale Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 7,516–8,879 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: 38.63815, -119.95641
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Evergreen Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Lower Charity Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
77°55°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
81°53°
Fri
82°54°
Sat
82°55°
Sun
82°54°
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