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Old Luther Pass Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 377 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,064 – 7,477 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77725, -119.92283
Nearest town Sorensens, CA

Directions

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Old Luther Pass Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 7,064–7,479 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.77725, -119.92283

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Highway Connector Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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