California hiking trails - Cone Point Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Shasta County

   
  With so many outdoors pastimes available in California you'll never get bored. Cone Point Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail quite far from Redding, but It's always fun to walk here. California has plenty of magnificent backpacking and hiking trails, and Cone Point Trail in Shasta County is one of them. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry hiking, it never gets boring. This is a vicinity covered with lots of backcountry trails. The high level of rainfall makes Cone Point Trail a relatively wet place; through the month of January
    you get the most rain around here, and July on the other hand is the driest. With its 6.4 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry hike. There are plenty of backpacking and hiking trails in California; each one of them is well worth a walk. This trail sometimes gets
very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Cone Point Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. Throughout the summertime highs here at Cone Point Trail reach the 80's while nighttime lows are regularly in the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows throughout the wintertime for Cone Point Trail tend to be in the 20's. This is a trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.  
Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The total elevation difference for Cone Point Trail is 633 feet which is lower than average. Cone Point Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This wilderness hiking trail is a normal length wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous backcountry trail for experienced hikers in pleasant shape. The time needed for this backcountry walk is roughly 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Southern Cascade Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Cone Point Trail in Shasta County, California is just what you need.

Briefly about the general area:
Places like Angel Meadow are fine to check out, and Steep Hollow is another great place to stop by nearby. Fowlers Campground is a magnificent campground nearby, and a tour to Cone Point Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Grass Spring.
Gold Creek is a stream that you may run into during your stay; Dad Lofton Spring is an inspiring place to go to while here. But wait, there's more enjoyable stuff to do in the Southern Cascade Range. There's some flowing water close by, Big Basin Creek is a stream you can have a look at while here, and there's whitewater on McCloud River for all you adrenaline kick people. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Southern Cascade Range. Get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Pit River.
Yep, outdoors fun stuff to do are beyond doubt plentiful here at Cone Point Trail. Bear Wallow is a scenic place any time of year, and you can stay the night at Deadlun Campground.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.1788, Longitude -121.998
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.1664, Longitude -121.9462
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .9 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 633 feet


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 Trails Near Cone Point Trail:
Angel Meadow Trail, Siskiyou County , 2 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 1415 feet elevation difference
Nelson Flat Trail, Shasta County , 7 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 697 feet elevation difference
Rough and Ready Trail, Shasta County , 8 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 343 feet elevation difference
Coal Mine Trail, Shasta County , 9 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 3603 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 17, County , 11 miles away, 85.8 hiking miles, 5083 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Cone Point Trail:
Fowlers Campground, Siskiyou County, 5 miles away
Deadlun Campground, Shasta County, 6 miles away
Hawkins Landing Campground, Shasta County, 6 miles away
Ah-Di-Na Campground, Shasta County, 9 miles away
Mc Cloud Dance Country RV Park, Mccloud, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Cone Point Trail:
McCloud River, Siskiyou County County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 10 miles long (Fowler Campground to McCloud Reservoir)
Pit River, Shasta County County , 10 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Pit 5 Dam to Pit 5 Powerhouse)
Pit River, Shasta County County , 15 miles away, Class IV - 7 miles long (Pit 4 Dam to Pit 4 Powerhouse)
McCloud River, Shasta County County , 16 miles away, Class III-IV - 24 miles long (McCloud Reservoir to Lake Shasta)
 National Parks Near Cone Point Trail:
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA , 50 miles away
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 51 miles away
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake - CA , 53 miles away
 Hotels Near Cone Point Trail:
Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir , 21 miles away
Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir , 21 miles away
Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir , 21 miles away
Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir , 21 miles away
Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta , 24 miles away

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