California hiking trails - Bald Mountain Trail, Sonoma County

   
  You'll have to go far from Napa to get to Bald Mountain Trail, but there's brilliant natural prettiness waiting for you here along it. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the backcountry trail, Bald Mountain Trail in Sonoma County, California is a splendid location to go. Here in the brilliant state of California trekking never gets boring. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors hiking trail you should
    still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The total elevation difference for Bald Mountain Trail is 216
feet, and that is lower than average. This is a two-ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. All through the warm days of summer here at Bald Mountain Trail, high temperatures mostly get into the 80's, and the overnight is a tad colder of course, ordinarily in the 50's. During the wintertime highs are ordinarily in the 50's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Bald Mountain Trail. With its 2.2 miles of walking distance  
it's a short backcountry trail. There are many brilliant hiking trails in California, and Bald Mountain Trail in Sonoma County is one of them. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. Each hiking trail in California is pretty in its own way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. California is a great outdoors state. Bald Mountain Trail is a wet location that gets a great deal of precipitation; January is the month that gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Bald Mountain Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding great outdoors trail for the average person looking for an outstanding adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
Columbine Meadow is a brilliant place to stretch your legs a bit, and camping is available at Ritchey Creek Campground. During your visit to Bald Mountain Trail you'll meet some people from Napa for sure.
Malm Fork Sonoma Creek flows through this region, and a great place to have a look at is Adobe Canyon. If you're here at Bald Mountain Trail, you could visit Rattlesnake Creek, and if you came for an overnight stay Bothe Napa Valley State Park is a good place to camp.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.465, Longitude -122.5148
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.4547, Longitude -122.5097
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.1 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.1 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 216 feet


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 Camp Grounds Near Bald Mountain Trail:
Ritchey Creek Campground, Napa County, 5 miles away
Bothe Napa Valley State Park, Napa, 6 miles away
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Sonoma, 9 miles away
Sonoma Dog Camp, Sonoma, 10 miles away
Wine Country RV Park Sonoma Grove, Rohnert Park, 14 miles away
 National Parks Near Bald Mountain Trail:
Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes - CA , 29 miles away
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley - CA , 31 miles away
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA , 36 miles away
 Hotels Near Bald Mountain Trail:
Kenwood Inn and Spa, Kenwood , 3 miles away
Ambrose Bierce House, Saint Helena , 4 miles away
The Inn at Southbridge, Saint Helena , 4 miles away
Gaige House-a Joie de Vivre Hotel, Glen Ellen , 5 miles away
Shady Oaks Country Inn, Napa , 5 miles away

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