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| | A long drive divides Truckee-Grass Valley from American Eagle Trail, but backcountry trekking it is fine enjoyment any time. Every single California wilderness trail is picturesque in its own way. Great outdoors trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California; one of them being American Eagle Trail in Placer County. American Eagle Trail gets a lot of water; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Trekking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a nice way to explore these hills. |
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Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Even though this is not a very long backpacking and hiking trail it's always glorious to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while,
| | and American Eagle Trail in Placer County, California is just what you need. If you happen to be in California, why not go trekking, it is a good way to spend some time. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors trail is 190 feet which is a lower than average number. This is just one of a large number of trails in this region. American Eagle Trail is 1.8 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. American Eagle Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. At parts of the year this | |
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region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The time needed for this hike is roughly 1.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Trekking in California is
such a nice thing to do. This trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect trail for the average person looking for a perfect adventure. For the period of the summer months, highs commonly are in the 90's at American Eagle Trail
with overnight lows in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 50's; overnight lows all through the wintertime for American Eagle Trail tend to be in the 30's. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have
to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike.
Briefly about the general area:
If you're here at American Eagle Trail, you could visit Humbug Creek. Stay the night at Baxter RV Campground, and there are plenty of folks from Truckee-Grass Valley here
at American Eagle Trail.
Man, is there loads of cool stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you wish for a little side visit, try Humbug Canyon, and American Eagle Trail is a great location to visit for more than one day, Chicken Hawk Campground is a great location to camp nearby.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.1777, Longitude -120.7276
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
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13 miles away
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Nevada City Inn, Nevada City
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21 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near American Eagle Trail. |
| | Trails Near American Eagle Trail:
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Euchre Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference |
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Italian Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 2437 feet elevation difference |
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Green Valley Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference |
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Burnett Canyon Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 753 feet elevation difference |
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Mumford Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 7 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 3289 feet elevation difference |
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Bake Oven Trail, Placer
County
, 8 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference |
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Eagle Bird Trail, Nevada
County
, 9 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1371 feet elevation difference |
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 13 miles away |
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Nevada City Inn, Nevada City
, 21 miles away |
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Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City
, 21 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley
, 22 miles away |
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Holiday Lodge Grass Valley, Grass Valley
, 23 miles away |
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