California hiking trails - Cottonwood Overlook Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Sierra County

   
  Cottonwood Overlook Trail is a wilderness trail rather far from Truckee-Grass Valley, but it is a fun place to backcountry hike. California has plenty of tremendous hiking trails; one of these is Cottonwood Overlook Trail in Sierra County. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Cottonwood Overlook Trail in Sierra County, California is such a perfect place. This hike shouldn't take more than 2 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This part of California is always a diversion to
    explore during backcountry trekking season. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Cottonwood Overlook Trail. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here
at Cottonwood Overlook Trail. There are numerous hiking trails in California, and each one is well worth a trek. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry backpacking, it never gets boring. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 607 feet which is lower than average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This wilderness hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a  
magnificent adventure. This wilderness trail is not that long but it's always nice to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. The wilderness hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very good way to see these hills. This wilderness trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. There are so many hiking and backpacking trails in this region. Cottonwood Overlook Trail is 2.4 miles long it's shorter than many hiking trails. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. At Cottonwood Overlook Trail you don’t see much rain; January is the wettest month with most snow while July is mostly the driest month. There's not much difference in elevation along Cottonwood Overlook Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking trail.

Briefly about the general area:
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A pleasant spot to camp here at Cottonwood Overlook Trail is Independence Lake Campground; don't forget to take a perfect little tour to Cottonwood Creek.
Camping at Cold Creek - Tahoe National Forest is always a brilliant experience, and you could always explore Rice Canyon.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.5493, Longitude -120.3149
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.5414, Longitude -120.3074
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 607 feet


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 Trails Near Cottonwood Overlook Trail:
Cottonwood Botanical Trail, Sierra County , 0 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 274 feet elevation difference
Cottonwood Fisherman Trail, Sierra County , 1 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 737 feet elevation difference
Mount Lola Trail, Sierra County , 6 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 2630 feet elevation difference
Warren Lake Trail, Nevada County , 9 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2381 feet elevation difference
Haskell Peak Trail, Sierra County , 14 miles away,  2.2 hiking miles, 1117 feet elevation difference
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County , 15 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Cottonwood Overlook Trail:
Cold Creek - Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, 0 miles away
Independence Lake Campground, Sierra County, 5 miles away
Bear Valley Campground, Sierra County, 5 miles away
Sierraville Motel and Trailer Park, Sierraville, 7 miles away
Sagehen Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
 Hotels Near Cottonwood Overlook Trail:
Holiday Inn Express TRUCKEE, Truckee , 13 miles away
The Inn at Truckee, Truckee , 14 miles away
Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee, CA, Truckee , 15 miles away
Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn, Truckee , 16 miles away
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley , 19 miles away

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