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| | If you are in California during backcountry hiking season you have to go backcountry hiking. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and French Trail in Mendocino County, California is the great outdoors at its best. Here in the wonderful state of California backpacking is the wonderful thing to do. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 5.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This region does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire |
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restrictions before you go. French Trail is in a pretty uninhabited area, and when you spend some time hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. French Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,080 feet which is an average number. French Trail stays roughly within the
| | same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. With its 6 miles of walking distance it's a mid length trek. There are so many great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity. French Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. The hiking and backpacking trails of the Klamath Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountains. This hiking and backpacking trail is a normal length hiking and backpacking trail with an average amount of | |
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climbing distance which makes it a perfect great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in splendid shape. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 90's to French Trail. Once
the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's, and overnight lows at French Trail through the wintertime commonly descend into the 30's. There are numerous backcountry hiking trails in California, and each one has its own character.
This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. An average amount of rain falls at French Trail; January is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest of the months is July. California has plenty of wonderful backcountry hiking trails, and French
Trail in Mendocino County is one of them.
Briefly about the general area:
Yep, outdoors cool stuff truly is abundant here in the Klamath Mountains. French Cove is a perfect place to have a look at nearby; why not camp at Hammerhorn Campground if you're here at French
Trail. Don't leave French Trail without first paying a visit to Green Springs.
Getting to Minnie Creek from French Trail is simple; paddling on Black Butte River is so much fun. Hole-in-the-Ground is a splendid spot here at French Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Little Doe Campground is a delightful place to camp.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.9951, Longitude -122.9615
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1080 feet
Super 8 Motel - Willits, Willits
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42 miles away
Welcome to Willits, CA, located in the heart of Mendocino County. Willits offers many activities in and around the community, and gives you firsthand experience of small town America at its finest. ...
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Clarion Collection Baechtel Creek Inn & Spa, Willits
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42 miles away
The Clarion Collection Baechtel Creek Inn is located in the heart of Mendocino County allowing easy access to the Redwoods, the coast, and wineries. This is the only hotel in Willits that sits off the...
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User input for French Trail, Klamath Mountains, Mendocino County, California:
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| These outdoors activities are available near French Trail. |
| | Trails Near French Trail:
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Soldier Trail, Trinity
County
, 1 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 1853 feet elevation difference |
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Smoke Howe Trail, Trinity
County
, 2 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 1983 feet elevation difference |
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Ides Cove National Recreation Trail, Tehama
County
, 5 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 1863 feet elevation difference |
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Wrights Ridge Trail, Trinity
County
, 5 miles away, 17.8 hiking miles, 2820 feet elevation difference |
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Devils Hole Ridge Trail, Trinity
County
, 6 miles away, 19.2 hiking miles, 633 feet elevation difference |
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Cutfinger Trail, Trinity
County
, 6 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1276 feet elevation difference |
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Lazyman Butte Trail, Tehama
County
, 6 miles away, 24 hiking miles, 3886 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near French Trail:
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Black Butte River, Glenn / Mendocino County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV+ - 24 miles long (Headwaters at Basin to Middle Fork Eel) |
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| | Hotels Near French Trail:
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Super 8 Motel - Willits, Willits
, 42 miles away |
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Clarion Collection Baechtel Creek Inn & Spa, Willits
, 42 miles away |
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Baechtel Creek Inn and Spa, Willits
, 42 miles away |
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Best Western Willits Inn, Willits
, 42 miles away |
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Tallman Hotel, Upper Lake
, 45 miles away |
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