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| | Outdoors people generally like this part of California. California has plenty of delightful hiking and backpacking trails, and Cottonwood Overlook Trail in Sierra County is one of them. Hitting the hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Cottonwood Overlook Trail in Sierra County, California is a magnificent place to go. Hiking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a very pleasant way to see these mountains. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Cottonwood Overlook Trail. Summer overnight lows dip down to the 40's. The wintertime brings |
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highs down to the 40's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Cottonwood Overlook Trail temperatures dip to the 10's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This walk shouldn't take more than 2 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some
| | a bit faster. Every California hiking and backpacking trail is different from the others. You spend the whole backcountry walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. It's a long drive from Truckee-Grass Valley to Cottonwood Overlook Trail, but it sure is a a magnificent hiking trail. This is a two-ended wilderness hiking trail with two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Cottonwood Overlook Trail is not that long but you should still | |
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bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Here in the delightful state of California backcountry backpacking is an excellent way to spend some time. This area 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. At Cottonwood Overlook Trail you don’t see much precipitation; January is the wettest month with most snow, and July on the other hand is the driest. This trail is a very short
trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance it's shorter than many hiking trails. The total elevation difference for this
wilderness hiking trail is 607 feet which is a lower than average number.
Briefly about the general area:
If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A quick visit to Cottonwood Creek in close proximity to Cottonwood Overlook Trail is
a tremendous idea, and Cottonwood Overlook Trail is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Independence Lake Campground is a glorious local campground.
A fine spot to take a look at close to Cottonwood Overlook Trail is Rice Canyon, and camping at Bear Valley Campground is always a magnificent experience.
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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
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Total elevation difference: 607 feet
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| | Trails Near Cottonwood Overlook Trail:
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Cottonwood Botanical Trail, Sierra
County
, 0 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 274 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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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 13 miles away |
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The Inn At Truckee, Truckee
, 14 miles away |
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Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn, Truckee
, 16 miles away |
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 19 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 19 miles away |
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