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| | Here in California hiking is a tremendous idea. Belix Trail is positioned a relatively lengthy journey from Truckee-Grass Valley, but hiking it is wonderful pleasure any time. There are so many splendid great outdoors hiking trails for hiking in California; Belix Trail in Placer County is one of them. This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Belix Trail is 13.8 miles long; it's a long backcountry hiking trail. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in California; each one of them is worth hiking. Finally, |
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hiking time is here again, and Belix Trail in Placer County, California is a really wonderful location to spend some time. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before
| | you head out. California is a wonderful spot for outdoors folks. Belix Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry hiking trail. All the water falling down from the sky makes Belix Trail a wet place; through January this region sees the most rain, and the driest month is July. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this vicinity. This backcountry trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a | |
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ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Summertime highs at Belix Trail mostly tend to be in the 90's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 60's. Highs during the winter are generally in the 50's while Belix Trail nighttime low temperatures
during the winter are in the 30's. Trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very magnificent way to see these peaks. The length of this backcountry trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail good for
hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The total elevation difference for Belix Trail is 1,141 feet which is about average. This trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.
Briefly about the general area:
Take a side
spree to Plum Creek; Wildcat Meadow is right here at Belix Trail. If you came to camp Vista Overflow Campground is a great site to do that, and Blacksmith Flat is a splendid place here at Belix Trail.
So much exciting stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just extraordinary.
Leonardi Spring is an inspiring site to take a look at while here, and if you come at the right time of year, American River - South Fork offers some nice whitewater. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Don't leave Belix Trail without first
paying a visit to McCulloh Spring. This place, Belix Trail, it absolutely has so much outdoors exciting stuff. Visit Honey Creek while you're here at Belix Trail, and camping at Big Tree Grove Campground is always a great experience.
North Wallace Canyon is close to Belix Trail and is a great spot; get yourself into a kayak and hit Rubicon River.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9292, Longitude -120.5599
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9572, Longitude -120.4845
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1141 feet
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11 miles away
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21 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| | Trails Near Belix Trail:
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Slide Point Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 1512 feet elevation difference |
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Ellicott Trail, El Dorado
County
, 3 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference |
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Grizzly Canyon Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 381 feet elevation difference |
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Grey Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 2339 feet elevation difference |
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Pigeon Roost Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 763 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1919 feet elevation difference |
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Hunsucker Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 413 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Belix Trail:
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Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County
County
, 5 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.4 miles long (Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Riverton to Peavine Ridge Road) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton) |
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American River - Middle Fork, Placer County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork) |
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| | Hotels Near Belix Trail:
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Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
, 11 miles away |
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NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville
, 21 miles away |
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Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
, 21 miles away |
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Gold Country Inn, Placerville
, 21 miles away |
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Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville
, 22 miles away |
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