Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,852 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Hope Valley Wildlife Area near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 2,852 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,097 – 8,636 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.77174, -119.93551
Nearest town Sorensens, CA

Directions

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Corral Road–Crater Lake Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,852 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Elevation 7,098–8,636 ft

Out & Back · Hope Valley Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.77174, -119.93551

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Scotts Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Crater Lake Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Alpine Mine Road, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miBear left onto Corral Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftReach Highway 88 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Crater Lake Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading N.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left onto Scotts Trail, heading NE.
  24. 2.3 miBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading N.
  25. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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