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Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Scotts Lake–Historic California Emigrant Trail, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Scotts Lake–Historic California Emigrant Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. The route reaches Scotts Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,064 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,064 – 8,052 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77503, -119.92895
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
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Scotts Lake–Historic California Emigrant Trail, 3 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 7,064–8,050 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.77503, -119.92895

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
  9. 2.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Scott Spur G, heading W.
  11. 100 ftReach Scotts Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading SW.
  15. 1.5 miSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 500 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/scotts-lake-scotts-lake-out-back-15-km-8257

Trail surface

57% dirt21% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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