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| | Hitting the backpacking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Cottonwood Fisherman Trail in Sierra County, California is a splendid pick. Here in California hiking is an excellent way to spend some time. Every California hiking trail is lovely in its own way. A lengthy drive parts Truckee-Grass Valley from Cottonwood Fisherman Trail, but it is a really good backpacking trail. The length of Cottonwood Fisherman Trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious hiking and backpacking trail for experienced |
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hikers in great shape. At Cottonwood Fisherman Trail you don’t see much rain; the wettest month of the year is regularly January, that's the one that snows the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Brilliant hiking trails in California are in abundance,
| | and Cottonwood Fisherman Trail in Sierra County is one of them. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Cottonwood Fisherman Trail; during summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs during the wintertime are typically in the 40's; night lows in the 10's for Cottonwood Fisherman Trail. Keep in mind that this is a long trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. California has so much to offer the great | |
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outdoors lovers. This 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. This hiking trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way.
Being 7.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. There are so many hiking and backpacking trails in this vicinity. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors hiking trail.
This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 737 feet, and that is lower than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very good way to see these peaks.
Briefly about the
general area:
Cottonwood Fisherman Trail is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Cold Creek - Tahoe National Forest is a magnificent local campground; Rice Canyon is also a perfect spot to explore. Saddle Meadow is right here at Cottonwood Fisherman Trail, and naturally
Onion Creek flows through this region.
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A glorious location to camp here at Cottonwood Fisherman Trail is Bear Valley Campground; there's some flowing water nearby, Cottonwood Creek is a stream you can check out during your stay.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.5492, Longitude -120.3149
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.5359, Longitude -120.2554
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 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 = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 737 feet
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Cottonwood Overlook Trail, Sierra
County
, 1 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 607 feet elevation difference |
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Cottonwood Botanical Trail, Sierra
County
, 1 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 274 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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Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada
County
, 16 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 13 miles away |
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The Inn At Truckee, Truckee
, 13 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
, 15 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 19 miles away |
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