California hiking trails - Coal Mine Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Shasta County

   
  Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? Coal Mine Trail in Shasta County, California is an excellent place for getting out. Backpacking and hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and Coal Mine Trail in Shasta County is one of them. Backcountry trekking in California is always an exciting thing to do. Coal Mine Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness trails. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Through the warm months here
    at Coal Mine Trail, high temperatures generally get into the 80's, and the nighttime is fairly chillier of course, generally in the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows at Coal Mine Trail during the winter generally sink into the 20's.
Coal Mine Trail is a very long backcountry hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous hiking trail for experienced walkers in great shape. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Some parts of Coal Mine Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. Don’t forget to check for any current  
restrictions or closures before you go. Coal Mine Trail generally gets a lot of rainfall; January is the month that gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 3,603 feet which is a higher than average number. Outdoors folks generally like this part of California. Each backcountry hiking trail in California is well worth a backcountry hike. Coal Mine Trail is a long trip away from Redding, but backpacking is such a fun thing to do, and this is an excellent place to do that. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding area. These backcountry hiking trails here in the Southern Cascade Range are a really great way to spend quality time in the outdoors. This backcountry trek should take you about 1.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.

Briefly about the general area:
Big Flat is a brilliant place to check out, and camping is available at Deadlun Campground. Now, you may believe that's a load but there's even more amusing things to do here in the Southern Cascade Range.
Some of the water close by flows, like Coal Creek; a journey to Grasshopper Flat revives the spirit. And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more cool things to do in the Southern Cascade Range. If you come at the right time of year, Pit River offers some great whitewater, and hey, Indian Creek is a good local stream. There are some great whitewater spots on Pit River, and camping at Deep Creek Campground is always a tremendous experience.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining things just keep reading. Near Coal Mine Trail you hit upon perfect spots like Bull Canyon, and a trip to Coal Mine Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Deer Springs.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.1754, Longitude -121.8475
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Total in and out hiking length = 10.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 3603 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Coal Mine Trail.
 Trails Near Coal Mine Trail:
Rough and Ready Trail, Shasta County , 2 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 343 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 17, County , 3 miles away, 85.8 hiking miles, 5083 feet elevation difference
Angel Meadow Trail, Siskiyou County , 8 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 1415 feet elevation difference
Cone Point Trail, Shasta County , 9 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 633 feet elevation difference
Nelson Flat Trail, Shasta County , 10 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 697 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Coal Mine Trail:
Deep Creek Campground, Shasta County, 8 miles away
Deadlun Campground, Shasta County, 9 miles away
Hawkins Landing Campground, Shasta County, 9 miles away
Circle Seven Guest Ranch, Mccloud, 13 miles away
Friday's Rv Retreat, Mccloud, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Coal Mine Trail:
Pit River, Shasta County County , 8 miles away, Class IV - 7 miles long (Pit 4 Dam to Pit 4 Powerhouse)
Pit River, Shasta County County , 9 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Pit 5 Dam to Pit 5 Powerhouse)
Pit River, Shasta County County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 6 miles long (Lake Britton to Pit 3 Powerhouse)
McCloud River, Siskiyou County County , 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 10 miles long (Fowler Campground to McCloud Reservoir)
McCloud River, Shasta County County , 23 miles away, Class III-IV - 24 miles long (McCloud Reservoir to Lake Shasta)
 National Parks Near Coal Mine Trail:
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 44 miles away
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake - CA , 50 miles away
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA , 56 miles away
 Hotels Near Coal Mine Trail:
Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir , 30 miles away
Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir , 30 miles away
Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir , 30 miles away
Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir , 30 miles away
Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta , 33 miles away

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