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| | Here in the pleasant state of California backcountry backpacking is a fine idea. Belix Trail is a long drive away from Truckee-Grass Valley, but it is a fine refuge from the urban center. With so many outdoors endeavors available in California you'll never get bored. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry hike, 2 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. The high level of precipitation makes Belix Trail a rather wet location; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain; the driest of the months |
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is July. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the surrounding region. There are backpacking and hiking trails all over California; among these are Belix Trail in Placer County. Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of California has its own character.
| | Put on your hiking shoes, and hit the hiking trail, Belix Trail in Placer County, California is a fine place to go. This great outdoors trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The total elevation difference for Belix Trail is 1,141 feet which is an average number. The great outdoors trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors trail. During the warm months at Belix | |
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Trail highs are commonly in the 90's. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are usually in the 50's, and overnight lows through the winter for Belix Trail tend to be in the 30's. Being 13.8 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry
walk. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. The length of Belix Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking and
backpacking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very glorious way to see these summits. Belix Trail is a two ended wilderness hiking trail with two trailheads, so backcountry
hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.
Briefly about the general area:
This place, Belix Trail, it just has so much outdoors cool stuff. A visit to Belix Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Leonardi Spring; you can run the
rapids of Rubicon River. Wildcat Meadow is right here at Belix Trail, and American River - South Fork is a good whitewater spot nearby.
And that's not all there is to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at McCulloh Spring. A good
spot like Blacksmith Flat here at Belix Trail is too perfect to miss, and swing by Plum Creek it's a delightful location to go to. So many enjoyable things in the Northern Sierra Nevada, just fantastic. There's so much to do here at Belix Trail that you need to camp here for a
while, Big Tree Grove Campground is a good site for that; close by North Wallace Canyon is a wonderful spot to go.
You'll need more than a day to explore everything Belix Trail has to offer, you can camp at Vista Overflow Campground; do visit Honey Creek since you're here at Belix Trail.
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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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User input for Belix Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Belix Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Belix Trail. |
| | 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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Westhaven Inn Pollock Pines, Pollock Pines
, 12 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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Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville
, 22 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Belix Trail
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Jerrys Pool, Placer County
, 2 miles away |
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Stumpy Meadows Reservoir, El Dorado County
, 6 miles away |
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