Mokelumne Wilderness

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Evergreen Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miReach Lower Charity Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miSharp left onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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