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| | There are so many perfect great outdoors trails for trekking in California, and one of those is Cottonwood Botanical Trail in Sierra County. California has lots of outdoors endeavors. When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? Cottonwood Botanical Trail in Sierra County, California is the wilderness at its best. Each one of the many great outdoors trails of California is worth trekking. This is not a very long trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Cottonwood Botanical Trail is .8 miles |
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long it's a short wilderness hiking trail. There's not much difference in elevation along the wilderness hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hiking trail is a very short hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which
| | makes this hiking trail great for the average backcountry hiker looking for an amusing adventure. Backcountry backpacking here in California is so much fun. The total elevation difference for Cottonwood Botanical Trail is 274 feet which is lower than average. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this area. Around Cottonwood Botanical Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; January is the month that gets the most snow, and the driest of the months is July. Cottonwood Botanical Trail is not very in close proximity to Truckee-Grass Valley | |
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at all, but it is a glorious retreat from the urban center. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a really great way to spend quality time in nature. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you
go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You should count on this backcountry walk taking about .5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. For the period of the warm months at Cottonwood
Botanical Trail highs are regularly in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are ordinarily in the 40's while Cottonwood Botanical Trail night low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 10's.
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That right there is loads of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Northern Sierra Nevada has it all. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Cottonwood Botanical Trail has to offer, you can camp at Independence Lake Campground. Cottonwood
Botanical Trail is a fine place to visit for more than one day, Cold Creek - Tahoe National Forest is a fine place to camp nearby; some of the water nearby flows, like Cottonwood Creek.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.5493, Longitude -120.3148
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Total hiking length = .8 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 274 feet
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee
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13 miles away
The Holiday Inn Express Truckee Hotel is an conveniently located in Truckee, California a recreational paradise, surrounded by lakes and beautiful mountains. We are within minutes to various ski re...
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The Inn at Truckee, Truckee
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14 miles away
AAA rated motel centrally located to all Truckee and North Tahoe's outdoor recreational activities. Just minutes to area ski resorts, lakes, hiking trails and mountian biking. Dining and shopping with...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cottonwood Botanical Trail. |
| | Trails Near Cottonwood Botanical Trail:
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Cottonwood Overlook Trail, Sierra
County
, 0 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 607 feet elevation difference |
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Cottonwood Fisherman Trail, Sierra
County
, 1 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 737 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Lola Trail, Sierra
County
, 6 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 2630 feet elevation difference |
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Warren Lake Trail, Nevada
County
, 9 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2381 feet elevation difference |
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Haskell Peak Trail, Sierra
County
, 14 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 1117 feet elevation difference |
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Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada
County
, 15 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Cottonwood Botanical Trail:
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Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee
, 13 miles away |
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The Inn at Truckee, Truckee
, 14 miles away |
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Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee, CA, Truckee
, 15 miles away |
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Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn, Truckee
, 16 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 19 miles away |
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15 miles away
