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| | When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its hiking trails is the pleasant thing to do. California is a glorious location for trekkers. Relatively far from Redding you find Echo Lake Trail, but it's one of those places where trekking is delightful. The number of hiking trails in this neighborhood is not very high. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Echo Lake Trail has two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange |
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for a ride back. Being 2.4 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. There are many pleasant hiking trails in California; one of them being Echo Lake Trail in Shasta County. Echo Lake Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case
| | something happens. This hiking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. Hitting the backpacking trails is always a cool thing to do, and if you happen to be in Shasta County of California, Echo Lake Trail is an excellent local backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. All through the summertime highs here at Echo Lake Trail get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 40's. During the winter | |
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highs are in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Echo Lake Trail. Every single California hiking trail is worth backcountry hiking. The total elevation difference for Echo Lake Trail is 357 feet which is lower than average. There's not much difference in elevation along
the backcountry trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry hike. Not much precipitation falls here at Echo Lake Trail; December is the month that gets the most rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Don’t
forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The time needed for this walk is roughly 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.
Briefly about the general area:
If time allows, Whiskeytown
National Recreation Area is a national park worth stopping at. Gumboat Campground is a brilliant campground nearby, and locations like Devils Pocket are magnificent to have a look at.
Stay the night at Castle Lake Campground, and Seven Lakes is a splendid place.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.1859, Longitude -122.4928
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.1828, Longitude -122.4738
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 0 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
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 = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
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Total elevation difference: 357 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Redding, California
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| | Trails Near Echo Lake Trail:
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Sisson Calahan National Recreation Trail, Siskiyou
County
, 6 miles away, 9.1 hiking miles, 4437 feet elevation difference |
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Castle Lake Trail, Siskiyou
County
, 8 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference |
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Crags Trail, Shasta
County
, 10 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2068 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Echo Lake Trail:
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Best Western Tree House Motor Inn, Mount Shasta
, 12 miles away |
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The Woodsman Hotel, Mount Shasta
, 13 miles away |
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Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta
, 13 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Central, Weed
, 13 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites Weed, Weed
, 13 miles away |
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13 miles away
