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| | Hitting the backpacking and hiking trails is always a fun thing to do, and Big Granite Trail in Placer County, California is nature at its best. A long tour divides Truckee-Grass Valley from Big Granite Trail, but you always have a nice time when you're hiking along it. There are so many fine great outdoors trails for trekking in California, and among these are Big Granite Trail in Placer County. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking trails in this region. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions |
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before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. The stunning great outdoors hiking trails
| | of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very fine way to see these hills. Being 18.4 miles long; it's longer than many hiking trails. When you're here in California trekking along one of its great outdoors trails is always a fun thing to do. Big Granite Trail frequently gets lots of rainfall; January is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is July. This part of California is always a joy to visit during backcountry backpacking season. Summertime highs at Big Granite Trail usually tend to be in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows descend | |
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down to the 50's. Through the winter highs are in the 40's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Big Granite Trail descend into the 30's. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 3,896 feet which is higher than average. This hike should
take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Each great outdoors trail in California is different from the others. This backcountry trail has only one trailhead, so
you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This great outdoors hiking trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of fine length having an average number of uphill miles which makes
this wilderness hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
So much amusing stuff to do at Big Granite Trail, so little time. Do set aside some time for Pelham Flat if you're here at Big Granite Trail; Tadpole Spring
is an inspiring place to stop by during your stay. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors fun things the Northern Sierra Nevada has to offer. Getting to Big Granite Creek from Big Granite Trail is trouble-free, and don't leave Big Granite Trail without first paying a visit
to Skunk Spring.
You'll meet a lot of folks from Truckee-Grass Valley here, and why not take a little trip to Little Granite Creek since you're here. Robinsons Flat Campground is a great local campground, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Yuba River - South Fork. Whohoo,
so much exciting stuff in one place! The Northern Sierra Nevada is so good! If you came for an overnight stay Tadpole Campground is a great site to camp; why not stop by Ford Point also while you're here.
While you're here at Big Granite Trail it's a tremendous idea to stop at Big Valley; a splendid location to stop by is Little Granite Canyon.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.2748, Longitude -120.5292
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 18.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 3896 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Big Granite Trail. |
| | Trails Near Big Granite Trail:
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American River Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 18.2 hiking miles, 3290 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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Cherry Point Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1079 feet elevation difference |
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Salmon Lake Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 330 feet elevation difference |
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Sailor Flat Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 2534 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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Loch Leven Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Big Granite Trail:
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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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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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
, 9 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
, 15 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay) |
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| | Hotels Near Big Granite Trail:
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 20 miles away |
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 20 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 20 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 21 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 22 miles away |
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