California hiking trails - Lola Montez Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County

   
  It's a long tour from Truckee-Grass Valley to Lola Montez Trail, but there's fine natural loveliness waiting for you here along it. Hey, time for a walk don’t you think? Lola Montez Trail in Nevada County, California is a really fine spot to spend some time. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over California, and one of those is Lola Montez Trail in Nevada County. There are plenty of great outdoors hiking trails in California; each one of them has its own character. Lola Montez Trail is a two ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads, so
    backcountry backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. The total elevation difference for Lola Montez Trail is 458 feet which is lower than average. Even though this is not a very long wilderness hiking trail it's always fine to bring some emergency
supplies, you never know what could happen. Summertime highs at Lola Montez Trail ordinarily tend to be in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Lola Montez Trail dipping down into the 20's through winter nights. Lola Montez Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this hiking and backpacking trail fine for the average backcountry hiker looking for an amusing adventure. Hiking in California is something that is always fun to  
do. There's not much difference in elevation along Lola Montez Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry trail. The high level of rain makes Lola Montez Trail a quite wet place; January is the month that gets the most rain while July is commonly the driest month. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Lola Montez Trail is 3 miles long it's shorter than many backcountry trails. Backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very nice way to see these mountains. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This is just one of a large number of hiking and backpacking trails in this vicinity.

Briefly about the general area:
All year is a great time in the Northern Sierra Nevada if you love the outdoors. Drift down the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork in a kayak; why not camp at Cold Springs Campground while you're here at Lola Montez Trail. A great location to camp here at Lola Montez Trail is Van Norden Campground; don't forget to take a great little trip to Lower Castle Creek.
Lots of fun awaits you along this river.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.328, Longitude -120.3899
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.342, Longitude -120.408
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 458 feet


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 Trails Near Lola Montez Trail:
Heath Falls Overlook Trail, Placer County , 5 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1601 feet elevation difference
Warren Lake Trail, Nevada County , 5 miles away, 6.6 hiking miles, 2381 feet elevation difference
Long Valley Trail, Placer County , 5 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 816 feet elevation difference
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County , 5 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 559 feet elevation difference
Mount Lola Trail, Sierra County , 7 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 2630 feet elevation difference
Tevis Cup Trail, Placer County , 7 miles away, 11.1 hiking miles, 1773 feet elevation difference
Loch Leven Trail, Placer County , 8 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Lola Montez Trail:
Van Norden Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Cold Springs Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
Onion Creek Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
Sterling Lake Campground, Nevada County, 6 miles away
Talbot Campground, Placer County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lola Montez Trail:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
 Hotels Near Lola Montez Trail:
Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs , 2 miles away
Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs , 7 miles away
Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs , 7 miles away
Donner Lake Village Resort, Truckee , 8 miles away
Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs , 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Lola Montez Trail
Hole-In-Ground, Nevada County , 1 miles away
Lower Lola Montez Lake, Nevada County , 1 miles away

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