California hiking trails - County Line Trail, Coast Ranges, Humboldt County

   
  When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails is so much fun. There are so many pleasant hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry trekking in California; County Line Trail in Humboldt County is one of them. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the great outdoors hiking trail, County Line Trail in Humboldt County, California is just what you need. This is a two-ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick
    you up at the other end. This wilderness hiking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking trail. Backcountry trekking in California is such a great thing to
do. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The gorgeous wilderness trails of the Coast Ranges are a great way to explore these hills. Every hiking and backpacking trail in California is different from the others. County Line Trail is not that long but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Through the months of summer highs here at County Line Trail reach the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's.  
Through the winter the highs are regularly in the 40's while County Line Trail overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. With its 5.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. The high level of rain makes County Line Trail a quite wet place; most of the rain falls during December, and the driest month is July. The total elevation difference for County Line Trail is 3,397 feet which is higher than average. County Line Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail rather far from Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, but great outdoors hiking trails like these are great. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. This is just one of a large number of wilderness hiking trails in this region. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. County Line Trail is a normal length wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail perfect for the average trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
Some close by water includes Rattlesnake Creek; Saddleback Opening is a glorious place here at County Line Trail. You just ought to go for County Line Trail. During your spree to County Line Trail you'll meet some people from Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna for sure; get yourself into a kayak and hit Trinity River - South Fork.
Don’t forget to take a look at Day Opening while you're here at County Line Trail; County Line Trail is a perfect place to visit for more than one day, Slide Creek Campground is a perfect place to camp nearby. If you come at the right time of year, Mad River offers some magnificent whitewater, and don't leave County Line Trail without first paying a visit to Pistol Spring. This place, the Coast Ranges, has so much outdoors entertaining things. East Creek is close to County Line Trail and is always a joy to have a look at It's always perfect to go to Mud Spring.
So much cool stuff to do in the Coast Ranges, not enough time. Blake Spring Campground is a great local campground.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 40.5924, Longitude -123.5443
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 40.574, Longitude -123.5782
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.7 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Total elevation difference: 3397 feet


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 Trails Near County Line Trail:
Blake Trail, Humboldt County , 1 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 3420 feet elevation difference
Dan East Trail, Humboldt County , 4 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 2406 feet elevation difference
Pilot Ridge Trail, Humboldt County , 4 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 735 feet elevation difference
Grouse Creek Tractor Trail, Humboldt County , 9 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 2606 feet elevation difference
Grouse Creek Tractor Way, Humboldt County , 11 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 896 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near County Line Trail:
Blake Spring Campground, Humboldt County, 2 miles away
Slide Creek Campground, Trinity County, 7 miles away
Big Slide Campground, Trinity County, 7 miles away
Gray Falls Campground, Trinity County, 16 miles away
Fir Cove Campground, Trinity County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near County Line Trail:
Trinity River - South Fork, Trinity/ Humboldt County County , 6 miles away, Class II-V - 64.6 miles long (East Fork to low bridge off South Fork Road)
Mad River, Trinity/ Humboldt County County , 8 miles away, Class II-III - 12.2 miles long (Ruth Reservoir to Forest Service Road 5 miles below Highway 36)
 National Parks Near County Line Trail:
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA , 68 miles away
 Hotels Near County Line Trail:
Dean Creek Resort, Redway , 28 miles away
Best Western Humboldt House Inn, Garberville , 29 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn, Arcata , 39 miles away
Comfort Inn Arcata, Arcata , 39 miles away
Best Western Arcata Inn, Arcata , 39 miles away

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