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

   
  Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the hiking trail, American Eagle Trail in Placer County, California is a really great location to spend some time. Backcountry hiking here in California is a great way to spend some time. Every single California hiking trail is different from the others. With its 1.8 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type backcountry walk. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Throughout the summer months, highs commonly are in the 90's at American Eagle Trail, and
    all through the night it cools down to the 60's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 50's, and all through the dark hours in the wintertime at American Eagle Trail temperatures plunge to the 30's. California has plenty of good hiking trails, and American Eagle Trail
in Placer County is one of them. The time needed for this trek is roughly 1.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. American Eagle Trail is a hiking trail pretty far from Truckee-Grass Valley, but what an excellent location for backpacking it is. The backpacking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. American Eagle Trail is a very  
short hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine great outdoors trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. There are so many great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. The total elevation difference for American Eagle Trail is 190 feet, and that is lower than average. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Even though this is not a very long backcountry hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a great way to explore these highlands. American Eagle Trail gets a great deal of water; January is when you get the most rain here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. No chance of getting bored in California if you like the outdoors.

Briefly about the general area:
Here at American Eagle Trail there are plenty of folks from Truckee-Grass Valley. There's so much to do here at American Eagle Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Baxter RV Campground is a great place for that; if you want a little side journey, try Humbug Canyon.
Man, is there a lot of entertaining things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. It's a magnificent idea to stop at Humbug Creek, it's close to American Eagle Trail. You'll need more than a day to discover everything American Eagle Trail has to offer, you can camp at Chicken Hawk Campground.

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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 Trails Near American Eagle Trail:
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
 Hotels Near American Eagle Trail:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 13 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City , 21 miles away
Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City , 21 miles away
Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 22 miles away
Holiday Lodge Grass Valley, Grass Valley , 23 miles away

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