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| | There are so many good backpacking trails for backcountry trekking in California, and Hockett Meadows Trail in Tulare County is one of them. Backcountry trekking in California is such a good thing to do. Every backpacking trail in California is worth backcountry trekking. The total elevation difference for Hockett Meadows Trail is 1,421 feet which is about average. This backcountry walk should take you about 3 days, so it's a tremendous thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out |
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hike. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This hiking trail is a very long hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Hockett Meadows Trail gets a typical
| | amount of precipitation; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest month is July. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors trails in this area. There's not much difference in elevation along Hockett Meadows Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Pretty far from Visalia-Porterville you come across Hockett Meadows Trail, but It's always cool to hike here. Throughout | |
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the summertime at Hockett Meadows Trail highs are typically in the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. Through the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Hockett Meadows Trail. Being 20.2 miles long; it's longer
than many great outdoors hiking trails. Backpacking here in California never gets boring. This hiking and backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. The hiking trails
of the Southern Sierra Nevada are a very perfect way to see these summits. When was the last time you got out in the great outdoors a bit? Hockett Meadows Trail in Tulare County, California is such a perfect place.
Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not enough
there's plenty more exciting things to do in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Deadwood Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to; if you came to camp Cold Spring Campground is a good site to do that.
A short journey to Cold Spring is always worthwhile; a
splendid place for whitewater paddling is Kaweah River. A tour to nearby Bobcat Point is very relaxing, and a journey to Hockett Meadows Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Tufa Falls. A great site to go to in the vicinity of Hockett Meadows Trail is Tar Gap, and
a journey to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park is recommended.
Now, you may feel that's a heap but there's even more fun stuff to do here in the Southern Sierra Nevada. You don't have to go far from Hockett Meadows Trail to enjoy East Fork Grove, and get your heart pumping
on the good whitewater of Kaweah River - Middle Fork. Some nearby water includes Deer Creek, and a trip to Hockett Meadows rejuvenates the spirit. This place, Hockett Meadows Trail, it definitely has so much outdoors cool stuff. Cahoon Meadow is right here at Hockett Meadows Trail.
There's so much to do here at Hockett Meadows Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Atwell Mill Campground is a good location for that.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.4489, Longitude -118.595
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 20.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 1421 feet
User input for Hockett Meadows Trail, Southern Sierra Nevada, Tulare County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Visalia-Porterville, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hockett Meadows Trail. |
| | Trails Near Hockett Meadows Trail:
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Atwell Hockett Trail, Tulare
County
, 1 miles away, 17.2 hiking miles, 3021 feet elevation difference |
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Sawtooth Pass Trail, Tulare
County
, 7 miles away, 20.4 hiking miles, 4737 feet elevation difference |
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High Sierra Trail, Tulare
County
, 8 miles away, 76.8 hiking miles, 5185 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Hockett Meadows Trail:
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Kaweah River - Middle Fork, Tulare County
County
, 11 miles away, Class V - 4.8 miles long (Hospital Rock) |
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Kaweah River, Tulare County
County
, 14 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Above Gateway Bridge to Dinley Bridge) |
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Kaweah River, Tulare County
County
, 16 miles away, Class III-V - 3 miles long (Dinley Bridge to North Fork Bridge) |
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Kern River, Tulare County
County
, 17 miles away, Class II-V+ - 37 miles long (Junction Meadow to Forks of Kern) |
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Kaweah River - North Fork, Tulare County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.4 miles long (Yucca Creek to Kaweah Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Hockett Meadows Trail:
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Comfort Inn & Suites Sequoia Kings Canyon, Three Rivers
, 18 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Lazy J Ranch Three Rivers, Three Rivers
, 18 miles away |
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Best Western Porterville Inn, Porterville
, 33 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PORTERVILLE, Porterville
, 33 miles away |
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Super 8 Lindsay Olive Tree, Lindsay
, 33 miles away |
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