Wallace Creek Trail
Wallace Creek Trail
Trail
Country:
USA
Region:
California
Value:
National
Visit duration:
20 min
Description:
Wallace Creek (dry most of the year) crosses the San Andreas fault and provides evidence of the of the motion of earth over the past 3800 years. An interpretive trail shows how the once-straight creek was twisted by large earthquakes every few hundred years, resulting in the right-angle bends in the creek today, geologists call this feature an offset channel. The interpretive trail is a total round trip of 1.4 miles.
Categories:
Trail
Trail
Tags:
National Park
Interesting:
Fitness level:
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Access:
Bike
Car
Car 4x4
Foot
Roads:
Asphalt
Info:
Clothing:
for the season
Connection:
Ok
Map and directions
Created:
Updated:
ID:
97641