California hiking trails - American Eagle Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County

   
  There are plenty of great outdoors trails in California; each one of them is different from the others. American Eagle Trail is a long tour away from Truckee-Grass Valley, but hiking and backpacking trails like these are splendid. Here in California hiking is something that is always fun to do. Being 1.8 miles long it's shorter than many wilderness trails. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 1.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. No chance of getting bored in California if you like the fresh air. This
    is a neighborhood covered with lots of backpacking trails. Even though this is not a very long wilderness trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. American Eagle
Trail is a one trailhead backpacking and hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. There are many delightful great outdoors trails in California, and one of those is American Eagle Trail in Placer County. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very glorious way to see these mountaintops. There's not much difference in elevation along the wilderness trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference  
of 190 feet which is lower than average. Throughout the days of summer highs here at American Eagle Trail reach the 90's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are regularly in the 50's; overnight lows at American Eagle Trail during the winter regularly fall into the 30's. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and American Eagle Trail in Placer County, California is a good choice. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. American Eagle Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail good for the average backcountry walker looking for a cool adventure. American Eagle Trail gets a good deal of water; the month with most of the rain is January, and the driest month is July.

Briefly about the general area:
If you came for an overnight stay Baxter RV Campground is a glorious place to camp. Here at American Eagle Trail there are plenty of people from Truckee-Grass Valley; why not camp at Chicken Hawk Campground while you're here at American Eagle Trail.
Man, is there a heap of cool stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Humbug Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth going to; you might also want to pay a visit to Humbug Canyon if you're here at American Eagle Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.1777, Longitude -120.7276
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Total in and out hiking length = 1.8 miles

Total climbing distance = .8 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Total elevation difference: 190 feet


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Euchre Bar Trail, Placer County , 2 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference
Italian Bar Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 2437 feet elevation difference
Green Valley Trail, Placer County , 5 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference
Burnett Canyon Trail, Placer County , 5 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 753 feet elevation difference
Mumford Bar Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 3289 feet elevation difference
Bake Oven Trail, Placer County , 8 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference
Eagle Bird Trail, Nevada County , 9 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1371 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near American Eagle Trail:
Chicken Hawk Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away
Baxter RV Campground, Alta, 4 miles away
Monzarita Day Use Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
Forbes Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
North Fork Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
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Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 22 miles away
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