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| | Trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and one of these is Agate Beach Trail in Humboldt County. Every single California backcountry hiking trail has its own character. If you are in California during backcountry backpacking season you have to go backcountry backpacking. Agate Beach Trail is not very right next door to Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna at all, but many people like to backcountry walk here to be right next door to the outdoors. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire |
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restrictions before you go. Backcountry trekking in California is a splendid way to spend some time. We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and if you happen to be in Humboldt County of California, Agate Beach Trail is a tremendous local wilderness hiking trail
| | for doing a bit of leg stretching. These trails here in the Coast Ranges are a very pleasant way to see these mountains. Agate Beach Trail is a very short trail, and it's pretty flat which makes it a good hiking and backpacking trail if you're looking for an easy stroll or if you're bringing small kids. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Agate Beach Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Agate Beach Trail ordinarily gets | |
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lots of rain; the wettest month of the year is regularly December, that's the one that rains the most, and July is the month with the least moisture. This is not a very long great outdoors trail but it's always fine to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.
Summer brings highs in the 70's to Agate Beach Trail. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 50's while Agate Beach Trail nighttime low temperatures all through the winter are in the 30's. This great outdoors
hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 176 feet which is a lower than average number. This great outdoors hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Being .6 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. There are
not too many hiking and backpacking trails in this neighborhood. This hike shouldn't take more than .5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Agate Beach
Trail has to offer, you can camp at Big D RV Park and Campground. Agate Beach Trail is a perfect site to visit for more than one day, Penn Campground is a perfect site to camp nearby; if you want to hit the beach, Agate Beach is close at hand.
You just can't imagine the amount
of outdoors exciting stuff the Coast Ranges has to offer. The fine folks of Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna like to hang out nearby, and on a tremendous day it's a perfect idea to spend the day at Cannonball Beach.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.1401, Longitude -124.1505
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = .6 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.25 hours
Total elevation difference: 176 feet
Emerald Forest Of Trinidad, Trinidad
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3 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, California, the metro area neareast to Agate Beach Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Agate Beach Trail, Coast Ranges, Humboldt County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Agate Beach Trail. |
| | Trails Near Agate Beach Trail:
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Rim Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 139 feet elevation difference |
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Tsurai Trail, Humboldt
County
, 4 miles away, .4 hiking miles, 140 feet elevation difference |
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| | Beaches Near Agate Beach Trail:
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Agate Beach, Humboldt County
, 0 miles away |
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Cannonball Beach, Humboldt County
, 1 miles away |
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Trinidad State Beach, Humboldt County
, 4 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Agate Beach Trail:
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Emerald Forest Of Trinidad, Trinidad
, 3 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Arcata/Eureka-Arpt Area (Mckin, Mckinleyville
, 9 miles away |
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Quality Inn Arcata, Arcata
, 13 miles away |
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Days Inn Arcata CA, Arcata
, 13 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Arcata, Arcata
, 13 miles away |
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9 miles away
