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| | Backcountry hiking in California is so much fun. California has plenty of good hiking trails; one of these is American River Trail in Placer County. American River Trail is a hiking trail relatively far from Truckee-Grass Valley, but it sure is a a glorious hiking trail. Hey, time for a walk don’t you think? American River Trail in Placer County, California is a really great spot to spend some time. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures |
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before you go. This is a region covered with lots of wilderness trails. If you are in California during hiking season you have to go hiking. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities
| | before you head out. Through the long summer days here at American River Trail, high temperatures regularly reach the 80's; the overnight is a tad chillier of course, ordinarily in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at American River Trail sink into the 30's. With its 18.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many backcountry hiking trails. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. American River Trail | |
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has a total elevation difference of 3,290 feet which is higher than average. American River Trail is a relatively wet location ordinarily with much precipitation; through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July. Some parts of
this backcountry hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry hiking trail. Every California hiking trail has something unique to offer.
This great outdoors hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. American River Trail is a very long great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced backcountry trekkers
looking for a tremendous challenge. Backpacking and hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very great way to see these highlands.
Briefly about the general area:
A pleasant tour to Big Valley is a great way to spend an afternoon, and unsurprisingly
Big Granite Creek flows through this vicinity.
So many fun things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too nice to be true. A short tour to Tadpole Spring is always worthwhile, and let's not forget Tadpole Creek which is a stream that you may encounter while here. If
you're here, you might as well stop at Big Valley Canyon, and American River Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Secret House Campground is a great local campground. And if that's not sufficient, there's heaps more to do near American River Trail. A tour to American
River Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Skunk Spring. There's so much to do here at American River Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Tadpole Campground is a nice site for that.
All year is a nice time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you have a
thing about the outdoors. There's whitewater on Yuba River - South Fork for all you adrenaline kick people, and during your spree here you'll meet some folks from Truckee-Grass Valley for sure. Ford Point is in close proximity and always great to go to; Pelham Flat is a picturesque site any time of year.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.1803, Longitude -120.638
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 18.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Total elevation difference: 3290 feet
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
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21 miles away
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
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21 miles away
The Squaw Valley Lodge is Squaw Valleys Four Diamond awarded condominium suites resort; featuring world-class amenities and a true slope-side location; convenient to all of the areas activities. Nestl...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near American River Trail. |
| | Trails Near American River Trail:
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Big Granite Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 18.4 hiking miles, 3896 feet elevation difference |
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Beacroft Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2690 feet elevation difference |
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Sugar Pine Point Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 392 feet elevation difference |
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Big Valley Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 1052 feet elevation difference |
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Sailor Flat Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2534 feet elevation difference |
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Cherry Point Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1079 feet elevation difference |
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Salmon Lake Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 330 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near American River Trail:
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County
County
, 13 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay) |
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| | Hotels Near American River Trail:
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 21 miles away |
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 21 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 22 miles away |
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 22 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 23 miles away |
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