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| | It's a lengthy trip from Ukiah to Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail, but it is one of many great wilderness hiking trails in this neighborhood. Tremendous backcountry hiking trails in California are in abundance, and Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail in Trinity County is one of them. Here in California trekking is the good thing to do. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 1,303 feet which is an average number. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. This hiking |
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trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. California has lots of outdoors activities. Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail is 7.4 miles
| | long it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. These hiking trails here in the Coast Ranges are a glorious way to explore these highlands. All through the months of summer at Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail temperatures are generally in the 80's; the nighttime is fairly cooler of course, regularly in the 50's. For the period of the winter the highs are regularly in the 40's; nighttime lows throughout the winter for Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail tend to be in the 30's. The length of this hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance | |
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which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced walkers looking for a brilliant challenge. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. There are not too
many great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is the month with the least moisture. There's not much difference in elevation along Ben Duncan
Mailbox Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness hiking trail. Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Ben Duncan Mailbox
Trail in Trinity County, California is a magnificent place for getting out. Every backcountry hiking trail in California is charming in its own way.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Bailey Canyon Campground is always a fine experience, and let's not forget
Gypsy Creek which is a stream that you may come across while here. Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Fern Campground is a nice local campground.
Now, you may feel that's a lot but there's even more fun stuff to do here in the Coast Ranges.
Hoaglin Valley is right next door to Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail and is a good site, and obviously Cottonwood Creek flows through this vicinity. Glide down the rapids of Eel River - North Fork in a kayak, and Schoolhouse Spring is a stunning spot to stop at while you're at Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 40.0573, Longitude -123.3885
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 40.0641, Longitude -123.3316
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1303 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail. |
| | Trails Near Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail:
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Ben Arthur Trail, Trinity
County
, 8 miles away, 7.1 hiking miles, 1839 feet elevation difference |
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Willow Trail, Trinity
County
, 14 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 1081 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Ben Duncan Mailbox Trail:
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Eel River - North Fork, Trinity/ Mendocino County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 12 miles long (Salt Creek to Hulls Creek) |
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Eel River - North Fork, Trinity/ Mendocino County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III - 8 miles long (Hulls Creek to Mina Road) |
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Mad River, Trinity County
County
, 9 miles away, Class III - 5.8 miles long (North and South Fork confluence to Barry Creek Road) |
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Eel River, Mendocino/ Trinity/ Humboldt County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-IV - 47 miles long (Dos Rios to Alderpoint) |
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Best Western Humboldt House Inn, Garberville
, 31 miles away |
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Dean Creek Resort, Redway
, 32 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Willits, Willits
, 35 miles away |
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Clarion Collection Baechtel Creek Inn & Spa, Willits
, 35 miles away |
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Baechtel Creek Inn and Spa, Willits
, 35 miles away |
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