AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Charity Spur A via Hope Valley Campground Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Lower Charity Spur A via Hope Valley Campground Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 523 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,451 – 8,012 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Road 38.70739, -119.92526
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Lower Charity Spur A via Hope Valley Campground Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,452–8,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: River Road · 38.70739, -119.92526

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start on River Road, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Charity Spur A, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miReach Lower Charity Spur A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lower Charity Road, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miBear left onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur K, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur J, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hope Valley Campground Road, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto River Road, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftArrive 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/lower-charity-spur-a-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

More from River Road Trailhead

Hikes near Sorensens, California