California hiking trails - Hawley Grade Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County

   
  While visiting this vicinity in California it's a tremendous idea to go backcountry trekking too. There are hiking trails all over California; one of them being Hawley Grade Trail in El Dorado County. Every hiking trail in California is well worth a backcountry walk. You should count on this hike taking about 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The backpacking and hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a really glorious way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. Hawley Grade
    Trail is positioned a quite long journey from Gardnerville Ranchos, but It's always fun to hike here. When you're here in California backcountry backpacking along one of its hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do. There are not too many great outdoors trails in this region.
Throughout the summer at Hawley Grade Trail temperatures are usually in the 70's while night lows are mostly in the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Hawley Grade Trail dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. With its 3.6 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type hike. This backpacking and hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail splendid for the average walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. You spend the whole hike in roughly the  
same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This hiking trail is not that long but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Hawley Grade Trail gets a common amount of rain; January is when you get the most snow here, and July is when it's the driest. Sometimes this 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. Hawley Grade Trail is a two ended backcountry hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Gotta get out of the city man, and Hawley Grade Trail in El Dorado County, California is just the place. The total elevation difference for Hawley Grade Trail is 920 feet, and that is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
But wait, there's more amusing stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A splendid place to take a look at near Hawley Grade Trail is Echo Summit; Grass Lake Creek is in the vicinity of Hawley Grade Trail and is always a joy to pop by.
Camping at Alpine Campground is always a splendid experience; camping is available at Firs Campground. There's some flowing water nearby, Big Meadow Creek is a stream you can go to while you're here, and there are plenty of people from Gardnerville Ranchos here at Hawley Grade Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.8148, Longitude -120.0277
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.7935, Longitude -120.0193
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.8 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 920 feet


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 Trails Near Hawley Grade Trail:
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County , 11 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County , 12 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Hawley Grade Trail:
Alpine Campground, El Dorado County, 0 miles away
Firs Campground, El Dorado County, 2 miles away
Caples Lake Campground, Alpine County, 6 miles away
Chris Haven Mobile Home Park, South Lake Tahoe, 6 miles away
California Land Management, South Lake Tahoe, 6 miles away
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Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe , 4 miles away
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 Lakes Near Hawley Grade Trail
Lake Audrian, El Dorado County , 2 miles away
Dardanelles Lake, El Dorado County , 2 miles away

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