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Old Luther Pass Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 366 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,067 – 7,477 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77851, -119.91909
Nearest town Sorensens, CA

Directions

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Old Luther Pass Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 7,068–7,479 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.77851, -119.91909

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NE.
  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 SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 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

54% paved16% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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