California hiking trails - Heath Falls Overlook Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County

   
  There are backcountry trails all over California, and one of these is Heath Falls Overlook Trail in Placer County. Every single California backcountry trail has its own unique loveliness. Backcountry backpacking here in California is something that is always fun to do. Heath Falls Overlook Trail is a two ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. With its 10.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. Different parts of Heath Falls Overlook Trail
    are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. A visit to California is not complete without some backcountry backpacking. The time needed for this trek is roughly 9
hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. The length of Heath Falls Overlook Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an excellent backpacking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in great shape. At Heath Falls Overlook Trail all through the summer highs are in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's; throughout the dark hours in the winter at Heath  
Falls Overlook Trail temperatures descend to the 20's. Now this great outdoors trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Sometimes this great outdoors 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. Backcountry hiking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is the best way to enjoy these mountains. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Heath Falls Overlook Trail is to be found a rather lengthy trip from Truckee-Grass Valley, but there's glorious natural attractiveness waiting here for you along it. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, Heath Falls Overlook Trail in Placer County, California is a brilliant choice. Heath Falls Overlook Trail usually gets a good deal of rain; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. The total elevation difference for Heath Falls Overlook Trail is 1,601 feet which is about average. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding region.

Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to the Northern Sierra Nevada, you might not ever want to go back home again. Why not camp at Onion Creek Campground while you're here at Heath Falls Overlook Trail. Soda Springs is a great local attraction, and Serena Creek is close to Heath Falls Overlook Trail and is always a diversion to have a look at.
Yeah, come up here to the Northern Sierra Nevada for a delightful time. Put some time aside to spend at Heath Spring if you're here at Heath Falls Overlook Trail; a pleasant trip to Deadman Flat is a splendid way to spend an afternoon. This river is so great. Get wet paddling on Yuba River - South Fork; Palisade Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth visiting. Yep, outdoors cool things to do are in fact bountiful here at Heath Falls Overlook Trail. If you came for an overnight stay Van Norden Campground is a tremendous site to camp, and glide down the rapids of Fordyce Creek in a kayak.
Long Valley is a good site to check out nearby; Sugar Bowl is a delightful spot to stretch your legs a bit.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.2634, Longitude -120.4277
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.253, Longitude -120.3534
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 1601 feet


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 Trails Near Heath Falls Overlook Trail:
Long Valley Trail, Placer County , 2 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 816 feet elevation difference
Tevis Cup Trail, Placer County , 3 miles away, 11.1 hiking miles, 1773 feet elevation difference
Lola Montez Trail, Nevada County , 5 miles away, 1.5 hiking miles, 458 feet elevation difference
Sailor Flat Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2534 feet elevation difference
Cherry Point Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1079 feet elevation difference
Loch Leven Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference
Painted Rock Trail, Placer County , 8 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Heath Falls Overlook Trail:
Onion Creek Campground, Placer County, 3 miles away
Van Norden Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
Talbot Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away
Cold Springs Campground, Nevada County, 5 miles away
Ahart Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Heath Falls Overlook Trail:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Fordyce Creek, Nevada County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
American River - North Fork, Placer County County , 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)
Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County County , 19 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay)
 Hotels Near Heath Falls Overlook Trail:
Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs , 4 miles away
Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs , 9 miles away
Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs , 9 miles away
Donner Lake Village Resort, Truckee , 9 miles away
Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs , 12 miles away
 Lakes Near Heath Falls Overlook Trail
Palisade Lake, Placer County , 2 miles away
Long Lake, Placer County , 3 miles away

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