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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Crags Trail in Shasta County, California is a good place to go. A visit to California is not complete without some backcountry trekking. A lengthy drive divides Redding from Crags Trail, but it is a really brilliant wilderness hiking trail. This walk shouldn't take more than 4 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Crags Trail is a one trailhead backcountry trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. There are not too many |
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hiking trails in this region. Great outdoors hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California; one of these is Crags Trail in Shasta County. When you're here in California backpacking along one of its backpacking trails is so much fun. Being 4.6 miles
| | long it's a mid length walk. For the duration of the summer months, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Crags Trail with night lows in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's; after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Crags Trail fall into the 20's. Crags Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,068 feet, and that is about average. This neighborhood 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. Each one of the many | |
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backpacking trails of California has its own character. This trail is not that long but it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. This backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be
prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking trail. Crags Trail is a mid-length wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail great for the average trekker looking for an exciting adventure. Crags Trail
gets a normal amount of rainfall; throughout January this region sees the most rain; July is when it's the driest. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location.
Briefly about the general area:
Crags Trail really is in the middle of a
pretty outdoors paradise. Indian Creek is a splendid local stream. Camping is available at Castle Crags State Park; nearby you stumble on pleasant places like Winton Canyon.
Soda Springs is a charming spot to explore while you're at Crags Trail, and there are plenty of people
from Redding here. Take a side journey to Castle Creek, and Indian Springs is a splendid local attraction. If you came for an overnight stay Railroad Park Resort is a great site to camp, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Sacramento River.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.1595, Longitude -122.3061
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir
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4 miles away
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Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir
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5 miles away
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User input for Crags Trail, Shasta County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Redding, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Redding, California, the metro area neareast to Crags Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Crags Trail, Shasta County, California
Local climate location: WEED FIRE DEPARTMENT 8 miles away
      
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Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir
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5 miles away
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Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir
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5 miles away
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| These outdoors activities are available near Crags Trail. |
| | Trails Near Crags Trail:
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Castle Lake Trail, Siskiyou
County
, 4 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference |
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Echo Lake Trail, Shasta
County
, 10 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 357 feet elevation difference |
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Sisson Calahan National Recreation Trail, Siskiyou
County
, 12 miles away, 9.1 hiking miles, 4437 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Crags Trail:
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Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County
County
, 2 miles away, Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Dunsmuir to Castle Craig) |
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Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Castle Craig to Sims Road) |
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Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.5 miles long (Box Canyon Dam to Dunsmuir) |
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Sacramento River, Siskiyou/ Shasta County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV - 13 miles long (Sims Flat Campground to Lake Shasta) |
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| | National Parks Near Crags Trail:
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Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA
, 30 miles away |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA
, 67 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Crags Trail:
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Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir
, 4 miles away |
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Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir
, 5 miles away |
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Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir
, 5 miles away |
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Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir
, 5 miles away |
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Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta
, 7 miles away |
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