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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Granite Chief Trail in Placer County, California is a brilliant selection. Granite Chief Trail is located a pretty long tour from Gardnerville Ranchos, but it sure is a a brilliant hiking trail. Fine great outdoors trails in California are in abundance, and one of those is Granite Chief Trail in Placer County. While visiting this area in California it's a nice idea to go backcountry trekking too. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding region. Summertime highs |
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at Granite Chief Trail ordinarily tend to be in the 80's, and the nighttime is fairly chillier of course, mostly in the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Granite Chief Trail. The total elevation difference for this great
| | outdoors trail is 2,105 feet, and that is about average. You should count on this trek taking about 4.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Granite Chief Trail is not that long but it's always tremendous to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Granite Chief Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. There are numerous great outdoors trails in California, and each | |
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one is beautiful in its own way. Backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these summits. Sometimes this backpacking and 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. The length of Granite Chief Trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a nice hiking trail for the average person looking for a nice adventure. Going for a trek here in California is a good way to spend some time.
Being 5.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. Different parts of Granite Chief Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. The annual precipitation here at Granite
Chief Trail is about average; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily January, that's the one that snows the most, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
Briefly about the general area:
Why not camp at Splitrock Campground since you're here at Granite Chief Trail,
and everyone loves Alpine Meadows.
This location, the Northern Sierra Nevada, has so much outdoors amusing things. A pleasant place to camp here at Granite Chief Trail is Bear Creek Campground, and hey, Chief Creek is a great local stream.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.1997, Longitude -120.2405
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Total elevation difference: 2105 feet
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2 miles away
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
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2 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Granite Chief Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Granite Chief Trail. |
| | Trails Near Granite Chief Trail:
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Painted Rock Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference |
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Big Spring Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference |
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Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference |
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Steamboat Trail, Placer
County
, 8 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 2686 feet elevation difference |
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McKinstry Trail, Placer
County
, 9 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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Heath Falls Overlook Trail, Placer
County
, 10 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1601 feet elevation difference |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 2 miles away |
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 2 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 2 miles away |
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PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 2 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 4 miles away |
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