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| | Every great outdoors trail in California is worth backcountry hiking. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like California. California has plenty of magnificent great outdoors trails; one of those is Butcher Ranch Trail in Sierra County. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Butcher Ranch Trail in Sierra County, California is just what you need. This great outdoors hiking 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. With its 6 miles |
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of walking distance it's a mid length trek. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Relatively far from Truckee-Grass Valley you come across Butcher Ranch Trail, but It's always
| | fun to trek here. The picturesque backcountry hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very magnificent way to see these hills. An average amount of rainfall falls at Butcher Ranch Trail; throughout the month of January you get the most rain around here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Butcher Ranch Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,125 feet which is about average. Hiking in California is a good way to spend some time. Some parts of this backpacking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking | |
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trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking trail. The time needed for this walk is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Summer brings highs
in the 90's to Butcher Ranch Trail. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's with temperatures at Butcher Ranch Trail dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights. There are so many backcountry trails
in this neighborhood. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Butcher Ranch Trail is a normal length backcountry hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail brilliant for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Butcher Ranch Trail is a two ended great outdoors trail with two trailheads, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.
Briefly about the general area:
And that's not all you can do here at Butcher Ranch Trail. While you're here at Butcher
Ranch Trail you will meet lots of folks from nearby Truckee-Grass Valley. This is such a wonderful river. Packsaddle Campground is a fine campground here; Gold Valley is also a brilliant spot to explore.
Some of the water close by flows, like Smith Creek, and whitewater paddling
is magnificent on Lavezzola Creek. Looking for some flowing water? Try Butcher Ranch Creek, and a tour to Butcher Ranch Meadows invigorates the spirit. This place, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors entertaining things. If you came for an overnight stay Union Flat
Campground is a tremendous location to camp, and if you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Yuba River - North Fork.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.6229, Longitude -120.6933
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.6145, Longitude -120.7441
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2125 feet
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15 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Butcher Ranch Trail. |
| | Trails Near Butcher Ranch Trail:
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Third Divide Trail, Sierra
County
, 3 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 2062 feet elevation difference |
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Second Divide Trail, Sierra
County
, 3 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1442 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 15,
County
, 4 miles away, 109.3 hiking miles, 6884 feet elevation difference |
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Deer Lake Trail, Sierra
County
, 5 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference |
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Eureka Lake Trail, Plumas
County
, 7 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference |
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Bedbug Smith Trail, Sierra
County
, 9 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1927 feet elevation difference |
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Bayes Cabin Road, Nevada
County
, 10 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 1568 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Butcher Ranch Trail:
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville) |
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Lavezzola Creek, Sierra County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) |
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Pauley Creek, Sierra County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville) |
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Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-V - 4 miles long (Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge) |
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Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas County
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Sloat to Nelson Point) |
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| | Hotels Near Butcher Ranch Trail:
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
, 12 miles away |
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
, 15 miles away |
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 17 miles away |
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The Union Hotel, Strawberry Valley
, 18 miles away |
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Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs
, 19 miles away |
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28 miles away
