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| | It's a long tour from Crescent City North to Elk Camp Ridge Trail, but it is an amusing location to backcountry hike. Backpacking in California is something that is always fun to do. Every single California backcountry hiking trail is well worth a backcountry trek. This is one of a very small number of backcountry hiking trails in this area. Some parts of Elk Camp Ridge Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backpacking and hiking trail could be very different from other parts |
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of it. This is a backcountry trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and Elk Camp Ridge Trail in Del Norte County, California is the great outdoors at its best. The high level of precipitation
| | makes Elk Camp Ridge Trail a relatively wet site; the month with most of the rain is December; July is the month with the least moisture. With its 17.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer hike. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 2.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. The lovely wilderness hiking trails of the Coast Ranges are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. For the duration of the warmest time of the year, highs ordinarily are in the 60's at Elk Camp Ridge Trail while overnight lows are | |
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generally in the 50's. All through the winter this site gets highs in the 50's with winter lows in the 40's overnight here at Elk Camp Ridge Trail. Elk Camp Ridge Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry
hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Elk Camp Ridge Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for an outstanding challenge.
Trekking here in California is a must. The total elevation difference for Elk Camp Ridge Trail is 2,616 feet, and that is higher than average. There are so many pleasant backcountry hiking trails for backcountry trekking in California; one of those is Elk Camp Ridge Trail in Del
Norte County. 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. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.
Briefly about the
general area:
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Coast Ranges. A perfect site for whitewater paddling in the neighborhood of Elk Camp Ridge Trail is Smith River - North Fork, and don't forget to take a good little tour to East Fork
Patrick Creek. Dead Horse Gulch is close to Elk Camp Ridge Trail and is a good place; Washington Flat is a tremendous place to check out.
There's so much to do here at Elk Camp Ridge Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Cedar Rustic Campground is a good location for
that, and do put some time aside to spend at Cold Spring if you're here at Elk Camp Ridge Trail. If you love the outdoors you'll love it here in the Coast Ranges. Visit Boulder Creek if you're here at Elk Camp Ridge Trail, and Siskiyou National Forest is a forest that you can go
to. All the outdoors amusing things in close proximity to Elk Camp Ridge Trail will keep you coming back again and again. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Elk Camp Ridge Trail has to offer, you can camp at Shelly Creek Campground, and spots like Baker Flat are
great to take a look at.
Get your heart pumping on the magnificent whitewater of Smith River - Middle Fork, and there are plenty of people from Crescent City North here. If time allows, Redwood National and State Parks is a national park worth taking a look at; Cedar Trough is a good local attraction.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.9503, Longitude -123.8779
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.8506, Longitude -123.9397
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 2616 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Crescent City North, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Elk Camp Ridge Trail. |
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French Hill Trail, Del Norte
County
, 7 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 2021 feet elevation difference |
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Paradise Trail, Del Norte
County
, 12 miles away, 7.6 hiking miles, 1561 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Elk Camp Ridge Trail:
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Smith River - Middle Fork, Del Norte County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-V - 22 miles long (6 Miles Above Patrick Creek to South Fork Road) |
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Smith River - North Fork, Del Norte County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-V - 13 miles long (Low Divide Road to Gasquet) |
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Hurdygurdy Creek, Del Norte County
County
, 9 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Bear Basin Road to Big Flat Road) |
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Smith River - South Fork, Del Norte County
County
, 12 miles away, Class III-V - 13 miles long (Big Flat Campground to confluence with Middle Fork) |
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Goose Creek, Del Norte County
County
, 14 miles away, Class V - 5.6 miles long (Saddle Road to South Fork Smith confluence) |
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| | Hotels Near Elk Camp Ridge Trail:
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Anchor Beach Inn, Crescent City
, 21 miles away |
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Super 8 Crescent City, Crescent City
, 22 miles away |
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Best Western Northwoods Inn, Crescent City
, 22 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites Redwood Coast, Crescent City
, 22 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Crescent City, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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