Waterfall Trail via Charity Valley Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Grover Hot Springs State Park near Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 6,040 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70016, -119.83675
Nearest town Shay Creek Summer Home Area, CA
Directions
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Waterfall Trail via Charity Valley Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 56 min
Elevation 5,877–6,039 ft
Out & Back · Grover Hot Springs State Park
Trailhead: 38.70016, -119.83675
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Charity Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Waterfall Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Waterfall Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Charity Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV9Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
91°65°
Thu
93°64°
Fri
93°66°
Sat
93°66°
Sun
92°64°
Mon
91°63°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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