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| | Here in California backcountry hiking is a nice idea. There are plenty of hiking trails in California; each one of them is worth backcountry hiking. Nice hiking trails in California are in abundance, and one of these is Grouse Creek Tractor Trail in Humboldt County. These great outdoors hiking trails here in the Coast Ranges are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Being 5.8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local |
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forest authorities before you head out. This hiking trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. This backpacking and hiking trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride
| | from someone, you can trek it just one way. The length of this great outdoors hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail delightful for the average backcountry trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Grouse Creek Tractor Trail is a pretty wet spot ordinarily with a good deal of rain; the month with most of the rain is December, and the driest month of the year is July. A lengthy drive separates Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna from Grouse Creek Tractor Trail, but backpacking is such an enjoyable | |
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thing to do, and this is a fine spot to do that. The total elevation difference for Grouse Creek Tractor Trail is 2,606 feet which is a higher than average number. You should count on this backcountry walk taking about 5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could
get stuck so be prepared for that. California has so much to offer nature lovers. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the hiking and backpacking trail, Grouse Creek Tractor Trail in Humboldt County, California is just the spot. Summer brings highs in the 90's to Grouse Creek
Tractor Trail. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's while Grouse Creek Tractor Trail night low temperatures through the winter are in the 30's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Even though this
is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail it's always delightful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. There are so many great outdoors trails in this region.
Briefly about the general area:
Places like Big Opening are perfect to go
to, and if you came to camp Slide Creek Campground is a good location to do that. Man, is there lots of cool stuff to do in the Coast Ranges. A delightful spot for whitewater paddling next to Grouse Creek Tractor Trail is Trinity River - South Fork. There's so much to do here at
Grouse Creek Tractor Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Blake Spring Campground is a pleasant location for that.
A quick trip to Packeka Creek in the vicinity of Grouse Creek Tractor Trail is a delightful idea, and if you don’t have a problem getting covered with
water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Trinity River. If you're here at Grouse Creek Tractor Trail, you could have a look at Cow Creek, and Homers Spring is an inspiring place to go to during your stay. If only every place had this much outdoors fun things, what a great earth it would be. People from Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna love to come to Grouse Creek Tractor Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 40.7194, Longitude -123.6273
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 40.7479, Longitude -123.6539
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .1 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2606 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, California, the metro area neareast to Grouse Creek Tractor Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Grouse Creek Tractor Trail. |
| | Trails Near Grouse Creek Tractor Trail:
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Grouse Creek Tractor Way, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 0.8 hiking miles, 896 feet elevation difference |
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Dan East Trail, Humboldt
County
, 6 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 2406 feet elevation difference |
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Pilot Ridge Trail, Humboldt
County
, 7 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 735 feet elevation difference |
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Blake Trail, Humboldt
County
, 8 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 3420 feet elevation difference |
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County Line Trail, Humboldt
County
, 9 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 3397 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Grouse Creek Tractor Trail:
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Trinity River - South Fork, Trinity/ Humboldt County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-V - 64.6 miles long (East Fork to low bridge off South Fork Road) |
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Trinity River, Trinity County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 10 miles long (Cedar Flat to Hawkins Bar) |
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| | Hotels Near Grouse Creek Tractor Trail:
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Howard Johnson Express Inn, Arcata
, 32 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Arcata, Arcata
, 32 miles away |
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Days Inn Arcata CA, Arcata
, 32 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Arcata, Arcata
, 32 miles away |
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Best Western Arcata Inn, Arcata
, 32 miles away |
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