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| | If you are in California during backcountry hiking season you have to go backcountry hiking. Hey, time for a backcountry hike don’t you think? Italian Bar Trail in Placer County, California is just the location. Here in California backcountry trekking is a brilliant idea. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this vicinity. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 3.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,437 feet, |
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and that is about average. This is a one trailhead backpacking and hiking trail, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. Even though this is not a very long great outdoors trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. At parts of the
| | year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Rather far from Truckee-Grass Valley you encounter Italian Bar Trail, but many people like to backcountry hike here to be near the wilderness. These backcountry trails here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a brilliant way to explore these highlands. Every California wilderness hiking trail is charming in its own way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. During the summer at Italian Bar Trail highs are | |
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mostly in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 60's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Italian Bar Trail. Italian Bar Trail typically gets a large amount of rain; January
is the month that gets the most rain; July is the month with the least moisture. With its 4 miles of walking distance it's an average length backpacking trail. California has plenty of good wilderness hiking trails, and Italian Bar Trail in Placer County is one of them. Italian
Bar Trail is a normal length backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking trail magnificent for the average trekker looking for a fun adventure. Some parts of Italian Bar Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail, so
keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations.
Briefly about the general area:
American River - North Fork is a good whitewater spot near Italian Bar Trail. There's so much to do here at Italian Bar Trail that you need to camp here for a
while, North Fork Campground is a brilliant location for that. Just can't get enough of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Italian Bar is near Italian Bar Trail and is a nice site, and if you came to camp Thousand Trails is a good site to do that.
If you don't mind getting drenched,
you can always go whitewater paddling on Yuba River - South Fork. Corral Spring is a wonderful local attraction, and there are plenty of people from Truckee-Grass Valley here.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.184, Longitude -120.6762
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 2437 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Italian Bar Trail. |
| | Trails Near Italian Bar Trail:
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Burnett Canyon Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 1.1 hiking miles, 753 feet elevation difference |
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American Eagle Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 190 feet elevation difference |
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Mumford Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 5.1 hiking miles, 3289 feet elevation difference |
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Euchre Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1947 feet elevation difference |
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Beacroft Trail, Placer
County
, 7 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 2690 feet elevation difference |
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Mears Lake Valley Trail, Placer
County
, 7 miles away, 2.1 hiking miles, 863 feet elevation difference |
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Green Valley Trail, Placer
County
, 8 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Italian Bar Trail:
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 1 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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American River - Middle Fork, Placer County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork) |
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 14.5 miles long (Euchre Bar to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Italian Bar Trail:
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Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City
, 15 miles away |
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Nevada City Inn, Nevada City
, 24 miles away |
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Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
, 24 miles away |
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Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City
, 24 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley
, 25 miles away |
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