Grove Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Warm Springs District, CA. It climbs 1,961 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 2,320 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hidden Valley Trail 37.50440, -121.90838
Nearest town Warm Springs District, CA
Directions
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Grove Trail–Hidden Valley Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 381–2,321 ft
Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Hidden Valley Trail · 37.50440, -121.90838
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Horse Heaven Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Peak Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Hidden Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Horse Heaven Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Grove Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
44% gravel27% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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