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| | Gotta get out of the city man, and Bowman Mountain Trail in Nevada County, California is a fine spot for getting out. Bowman Mountain Trail is a backpacking trail pretty far from Truckee-Grass Valley, but if you're looking for a fine spot to go backcountry backpacking, this is a fine choice. Here in California backcountry trekking is something that is always fun to do. This area does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Bowman Mountain Trail stays roughly |
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within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. Being 7.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. These backpacking trails here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a really glorious way to
| | spend quality time in the fresh air. Each one of the many great outdoors trails of California is pretty in its own way. There are many splendid great outdoors trails in California, and one of these is Bowman Mountain Trail in Nevada County. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this area. A normal amount of rain falls here at Bowman Mountain Trail; throughout the month of January you get the most rain around here while July is typically the driest month. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads which means you have | |
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the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. California has lots of outdoors endeavors. Bowman Mountain Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of
1,277 feet which is an average number. The warmest time of the year at Bowman Mountain Trail comes with high temperatures in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime
at Bowman Mountain Trail temperatures descend to the 20's. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This backpacking trail is a mid length backpacking trail with an average
amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.
Briefly about the general area:
Life's too short to enjoy all the
fun stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Do set aside some time for Loney Meadow since you're here at Bowman Mountain Trail, and a delightful site to go to is Poison Canyon. South Fork Canyon Creek is near Bowman Mountain Trail and is always a joy to go to, and a wonderful place
for whitewater paddling is Yuba River - South Fork.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining things just keep reading. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Bowman Mountain Trail has to offer, you can camp at McMurray Campground. There's some flowing
water close by, Jackson Creek is a stream you can stop by while you're here, and Bowman Mountain Trail is a nice site to visit for more than one day, Lindsey Campground is a nice site to camp nearby. Bowman Mountain Trail is not far at all from Truckee-Grass Valley, and you can run the rapids of Fordyce Creek.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.4378, Longitude -120.6425
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.4463, Longitude -120.6016
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .9 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1277 feet
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| | Trails Near Bowman Mountain Trail:
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Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada
County
, 2 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference |
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Round Lake Trail, Nevada
County
, 2 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada
County
, 4 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference |
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Spaulding Lake Trail, Nevada
County
, 4 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 601 feet elevation difference |
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Canyon Creek Trail, Nevada
County
, 5 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 1929 feet elevation difference |
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Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada
County
, 5 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference |
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Eagle Bird Trail, Nevada
County
, 7 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1371 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Bowman Mountain Trail:
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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| | Hotels Near Bowman Mountain Trail:
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 16 miles away |
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
, 19 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 28 miles away |
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Nevada City Inn, Nevada City
, 28 miles away |
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Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City
, 29 miles away |
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