California hiking trails - Eagle Bird Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County

   
  California is a nice location for trekkers. Each backpacking and hiking trail in California has its own character. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. California has plenty of pleasant backpacking and hiking trails, and among these are Eagle Bird Trail in Nevada County. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Eagle Bird Trail in Nevada County, California is an outstanding
    site for getting out. Backcountry backpacking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is the best way to enjoy these peaks. A good deal of rain falls at Eagle Bird Trail; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is when it's the driest. This trek shouldn't
take more than 2.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. The hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. This wilderness hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail great for the average backcountry walker looking for an exciting adventure. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,371 feet which is about average.  
Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Eagle Bird Trail is a two ended backpacking and hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry trek it just one way. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. With its 3.2 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type hike. Eagle Bird Trail is situated a relatively lengthy trip from Truckee-Grass Valley, but there's glorious natural prettiness waiting here for you along it. This trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. During the summertime at Eagle Bird Trail temperatures are commonly in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows through the wintertime for Eagle Bird Trail tend to be in the 20's.

Briefly about the general area:
Fall Creek flows through this region, and if you came to camp Bear Valley Campground is a glorious spot to do that. And if that's not enough there's a load more fun stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Trap Creek is a stream that you may bump into while you're here; there are some great whitewater spots on Yuba River - South Fork.
Eagle Bird Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Fuller Lake Campground is a tremendous local campground, and you'll meet a lot of people from Truckee-Grass Valley here.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.3534, Longitude -120.701
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.3449, Longitude -120.7039
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.6 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1371 feet


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 Trails Near Eagle Bird Trail:
Canyon Creek Trail, Nevada County , 3 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 1929 feet elevation difference
Spaulding Lake Trail, Nevada County , 6 miles away,  3.6 hiking miles, 601 feet elevation difference
Round Lake Trail, Nevada County , 6 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 406 feet elevation difference
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County , 6 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County , 7 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
Burnett Canyon Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 753 feet elevation difference
Bayes Cabin Road, Nevada County , 7 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1568 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Eagle Bird Trail:
Bear Valley Campground, Placer County, 3 miles away
Fuller Lake Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
Lake Spaulding Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away
North Fork Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
Carr-Feeley Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near Eagle Bird Trail:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 11 miles away
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Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 24 miles away
Holiday Lodge, Grass Valley , 25 miles away

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