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| | A long trip separates Gardnerville Ranchos from Five Lakes Creek Trail, but you always have a nice time when you're backcountry trekking along it. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Five Lakes Creek Trail in Placer County, California is the fresh air at its best. California is a good place for outdoors folks. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. California has plenty of good wilderness |
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trails; one of those is Five Lakes Creek Trail in Placer County. You should count on this trek taking about 8 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. Five Lakes Creek
| | Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,394 feet which is about average. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its wilderness trails is a wonderful way to spend some time. Five Lakes Creek Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness trail. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go | |
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if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. The high level of rain makes Five Lakes Creek Trail a quite wet place; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily January, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month is July. Five Lakes Creek Trail is a mid-length
wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The lovely wilderness hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very delightful way to see these peaks. Please follow
all local rules about fires and camping. Every single California wilderness trail is different from the others. For the period of the warm months highs here at Five Lakes Creek Trail reach the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. High temperatures
throughout the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Five Lakes Creek Trail. Five Lakes Creek Trail is 8.8 miles long it's an average length wilderness trail.
Briefly about the general area:
But wait, there's more exciting
stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Why not camp at Hell Hole-In Campground while you're here at Five Lakes Creek Trail, and soar down the rapids of Silver Creek - South Fork in a kayak. A tour to Five Lakes Creek Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Hunters
Spring, and a splendid spot to camp here at Five Lakes Creek Trail is Bear Creek Campground.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. Looking for some flowing water? Try Willow Creek. Getting to Whisky Creek from Five Lakes Creek Trail is simple; get dripping
wet paddling on Yuba River - South Fork. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. Picayune Valley is a great spot, and close by you come across perfect places like Grouse Canyon.
A short tour to Big Spring is always worthwhile, and Shanks Cove is a brilliant place to check out.
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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
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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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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 4 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 4 miles away |
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PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 4 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 6 miles away |
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