California hiking trails - Crags Trail, Shasta County

   
  Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Crags Trail in Shasta County, California is a tremendous place for getting out. There are hiking and backpacking trails all over California, and Crags Trail in Shasta County is one of them. California is a splendid place for trekkers. This trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. With its 4.6 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry hike. Each hiking and backpacking trail in California has something unique to offer. This is one of a
    very small number of wilderness hiking trails in this neighborhood. 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. Even though this is not a very long trail you should
still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Relatively far from Redding you run into Crags Trail, but it is an exciting place to backcountry trek. Here in the delightful state of California trekking is a fine way to spend some time. The amount of rainfall that falls at Crags Trail is near the national average; all through January this area sees the most rain while July is ordinarily the driest month. All through the summertime, highs mostly are in the 80's at Crags Trail with overnight lows in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime  
come with highs in the 40's, and overnight lows at Crags Trail through the wintertime ordinarily plunge into the 20's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. The length of Crags Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant wilderness hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. The time needed for this backcountry walk is roughly 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Some parts of Crags Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Crags Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,068 feet which is an average number.

Briefly about the general area:
A brilliant site to stop at close to Crags Trail is Winton Canyon, and do take a look at Indian Creek if you're here at Crags Trail. Crags Trail in fact is in the middle of a picturesque outdoors paradise. Crags Trail is magnificent enough to spend more than a day at, Railroad Park Resort is a magnificent local campground.
Don't leave Crags Trail without first paying a visit to Indian Springs, and this is a popular place for folks from Redding. Don't forget to take a fine little trip to Castle Creek It's always tremendous to have a look at Soda Springs. There's so much to do here at Crags Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Castle Crags State Park is a great spot for that; there's whitewater on Sacramento River for all you adrenaline people.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.1595, Longitude -122.3061
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Total in and out hiking length = 4.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.8 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2068 feet


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 Trails Near Crags Trail:
Castle Lake Trail, Siskiyou County , 4 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference
Echo Lake Trail, Shasta County , 10 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 357 feet elevation difference
Sisson Calahan National Recreation Trail, Siskiyou County , 12 miles away, 9.1 hiking miles, 4437 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Crags Trail:
Castle Crags State Park, Shasta, 1 miles away
Railroad Park Resort, Dunsmuir, 2 miles away
Rustic Trailer Park, Dunsmuir, 2 miles away
Cave Springs-motel-resort, Dunsmuir, 5 miles away
Best In The West Resort, Castella, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Crags Trail:
Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County County , 2 miles away, Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Dunsmuir to Castle Craig)
Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County County , 3 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Castle Craig to Sims Road)
Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Box Canyon Dam to Dunsmuir)
Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County County , 10 miles away, Class IV - 13 miles long (Sims Flat Campground to Lake Shasta)
 National Parks Near Crags Trail:
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA , 30 miles away
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 67 miles away
 Hotels Near Crags Trail:
Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir , 4 miles away
Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir , 4 miles away
Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir , 5 miles away
Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta , 7 miles away
Best Western Tree House Motor Inn, Mount Shasta , 8 miles away

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