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| | There are so many great hiking and backpacking trails for hiking in California, and Five Lakes Creek Trail in Placer County is one of them. Every hiking and backpacking trail in California is well worth a walk. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and Five Lakes Creek Trail in Placer County, California is the great outdoors at its best. Five Lakes Creek Trail is a mid-length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious hiking and backpacking trail for experienced walkers in tremendous |
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shape. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. All through the summer at Five Lakes Creek Trail temperatures are commonly in the 80's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs
| | down to the 40's, and overnight lows through the wintertime for Five Lakes Creek Trail tend to be in the 20's. Relatively far from Gardnerville Ranchos you find Five Lakes Creek Trail, but it is a magnificent shelter from the settlement. This is a hiking and backpacking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Being 8.8 miles long it's a mid length walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Backpacking and hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very perfect | |
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way to see these hills. This is just one of a large number of hiking and backpacking trails in this vicinity. This trek shouldn't take more than 8 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Going for a walk here in California is the great thing to
do. This backpacking and hiking trail has two trailheads, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking and hiking trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. California
is a glorious location for outdoors people. Five Lakes Creek Trail is a wet spot that gets a large amount of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is January; the driest month is July. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,394 feet, and
that is about average.
Briefly about the general area:
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. Willow Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth a visit. A nice site to pop by in close proximity to Five Lakes Creek Trail is Grouse
Canyon; get your heart pumping on the brilliant whitewater of Yuba River - South Fork.
What a place this is for outdoors folks. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Five Lakes Creek Trail has to offer, you can camp at Hell Hole-In Campground, and a short trip to
Hunters Spring is always worthwhile. Stay the night at Bear Creek Campground, and Picayune Valley is a glorious location to stretch your legs a bit. A pleasant visit to Shanks Cove is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, and there's some flowing water close by, Whisky Creek is
a stream you can pop by while you're here.
But wait, there's more cool stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Big Spring is a lovely spot to check out while you're at Five Lakes Creek Trail, and you can run the rapids of Silver Creek - South Fork.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.1426, Longitude -120.2772
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.1776, Longitude -120.2307
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 4.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 4.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1394 feet
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4 miles away
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4 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Five Lakes Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Five Lakes Creek Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Five Lakes Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Five Lakes Creek Trail:
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Big Spring Trail, Placer
County
, 1 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference |
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Granite Chief Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference |
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Steamboat Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 2686 feet elevation difference |
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Painted Rock Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference |
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McKinstry Trail, Placer
County
, 6 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2734 feet elevation difference |
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Tevis Cup Trail, Placer
County
, 9 miles away, 11.1 hiking miles, 1773 feet elevation difference |
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General Creek Trail, El Dorado
County
, 9 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Five Lakes Creek Trail:
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 18 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 20 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) |
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| | Hotels Near Five Lakes Creek Trail:
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 4 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 4 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 6 miles away |
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Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City
, 10 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 10 miles away |
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6 miles away
