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| | Quite far from Truckee-Grass Valley you find Finger Board Trail, but backcountry trekking is such an amusing thing to do, and this is a nice place to do that. Here in the wonderful state of California backcountry backpacking is always an amusing thing to do. Great outdoors hiking trails are wonderful and plentiful in California, and Finger Board Trail is one of them, and it's in Plumas County. Every backcountry trail in California is different from the others. Some parts of this backcountry hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry |
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hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. The time needed for this trek is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Finger Board Trail is quite long, so make sure
| | you bring plenty of supplies. Finally, backcountry trekking time is here again, and Finger Board Trail in Plumas County, California is just the place. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. A common amount of rain falls here at Finger Board Trail; most of the snow falls all through January while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. During the months of summer at Finger Board Trail highs are ordinarily in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime | |
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comes with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Finger Board Trail dipping down into the 20's through winter nights. Wilderness hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a really perfect way to spend quality time in the fresh air. This wilderness trail
is a normal length wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. If you are in California during backpacking season you have to go backpacking. This wilderness
trail has a total elevation difference of 3,226 feet, and that is higher than average. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. There are not too many great outdoors hiking trails in this area. Sometimes this wilderness hiking trail gets really
dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Finger Board Trail is 6.4 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek.
Briefly about the general area:
You must undeniably dedicate some time to Monitor Flat
since you're here at Finger Board Trail, and it's a great idea to stop by Washington Creek. This is a really good river. It's always fine to check out Lost Cabin Spring, and a journey to close by Quartz Point is very relaxing.
Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff to do are in fact
plentiful here at Finger Board Trail. While you're here at Finger Board Trail it's a wonderful idea to stop at Sawpit Flat, and a quick tour to Bachs Creek is absolutely a good idea. If you came for an overnight stay Pioneer RV Park is a good location to camp, and in case you don’t
have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Feather River - Middle Fork. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Camping at Finger Board Trail is good fun, Big Cove - Plumas National Forest is a good local campground, and Minerva Bar
is a tremendous spot to stop by.
And if that's not enough there's a heap more entertaining stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.8181, Longitude -120.902
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3226 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Finger Board Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Finger Board Trail. |
| | Trails Near Finger Board Trail:
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Claremont Trail, Plumas
County
, 4 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1051 feet elevation difference |
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Cleghorn Bar Trail, Plumas
County
, 6 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 2074 feet elevation difference |
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Eureka Lake Trail, Plumas
County
, 14 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Finger Board Trail:
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Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas County
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Sloat to Nelson Point) |
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Feather River - Middle Fork, Plumas/ Butte County
County
, 11 miles away, Class V+ - 32.5 miles long (Nelson Point to Milsap Bridge) |
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Indian Creek Feather Tributary, Plumas County
County
, 12 miles away, Class V - 5.5 miles long (Close to Crescent Mills to Spanish Creek) |
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Feather River - South Fork, Plumas County
County
, 13 miles away, Class IV - 8.3 miles long (Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam) |
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Lavezzola Creek, Sierra County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville) |
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The Union Hotel, Strawberry Valley
, 9 miles away |
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Haskins Valley Inn, Meadow Valley
, 10 miles away |
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
, 21 miles away |
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Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle
, 25 miles away |
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 26 miles away |
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