Open in App
Get this route on your phone instantly.
2.1 miles
Distance
369 ft
Climb
-368 ft
Descent
1,977 ft
High Point
1,718 ft
Altitude min
1,718 ft
Altitude start
1,719 ft
Altitude end
-32%
Grade max
50.6%
Grade min
4,764 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
518 ft
Distance flat
The Hidden Valley Interpretive Trail offers visitors an easy to moderate hike with a variety of views from mountain valley prairies, Pacific Ocean, to an historic apple orchard. A guide brochure is available at the trailhead.
Detailed Description
Hidden Valley Loop is a 2 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Shelter Cove California. This hike only route and has a easy overall physical rating. This route climbs 369 ft with a max elevation of 1,977 ft then descends -368 ft.
Local Trail Association
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
Donate to earn trail karma!
Stats
-
Distance2 miles
-
Altitude min1,718 ft
-
Altitude start1,718 ft
-
Altitude end1,719 ft
-
Climb369 ft
-
Descent-368 ft
-
Grade max-32%
-
Grade min50.6%
-
Distance climb4,764 ft
-
Distance down1 mile
-
Distance flat518 ft
Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view all route reviews and much more.
Details
-
Riding area
-
Primary ActivityHike
-
Difficulty ratingBlue
-
Route TypeLoop
-
Physical ratingEasy
Directions
- Walk southwest on Lost Coast Trail (Chemise Mountain).
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Walk north on Hidden Valley Interpretive Trail.
- Continue for 300 meters.
- Walk southwest on Hidden Valley Interpretive Trail.
- Continue for 90 meters.
- Turn right to stay on Hidden Valley Interpretive Trail.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Walk southwest on Ocean View Trail.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Walk east on Ocean View Trail.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Walk northwest on Hidden Valley Interpretive Trail.
- Continue for 700 meters.
close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users activity logs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Used
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more activities = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where users jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
BC Backroad Status
![map legend]()
Service Road Atlas is a free to use, community-driven service for viewing and creating reports on the numerous back-country service roads around B.C. and Alberta.
Slope Aspect
Direction the slope faces
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with no bike usage.
Suggested Layers
Based on selected activity type
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Trail transparency
- Singletrack
- Unpaved
- By chuktA
TRAILFORKS NFTA NBBC & contributors - #42114 - 1,355 views
Hit the Trail
Download Route
Save to wishlist, Garmin & download.