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| | This part of California is always a pleasure to take a look at during backcountry hiking season. There are so many wonderful great outdoors trails for backcountry hiking in California; one of them being Loon Lake Trail in El Dorado County. Hitting the hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and Loon Lake Trail in El Dorado County, California is just the place. Loon Lake Trail is located a rather long trip from Gardnerville Ranchos, but there's wonderful natural loveliness waiting for you here along it. There are so many wilderness trails in this |
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area. Here in the wonderful state of California backcountry hiking is an excellent idea. For the period of the summertime months, highs usually are in the 80's at Loon Lake Trail. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. High temperatures throughout the wintertime are normally
| | in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Loon Lake Trail. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a very glorious way to see these highlands. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This hiking and backpacking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Loon Lake Trail is 5.4 miles long it's a mid length walk. There are numerous great outdoors trails in California, and each one has its own character. This region does get very dry sometimes, | |
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so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 4.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference
of 556 feet which is a lower than average number. This is a two-ended hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. There's not much difference in elevation along the backcountry
trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. The length of this backpacking and hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious wilderness trail for the average person looking for a glorious
adventure. Loon Lake Trail is a relatively wet site typically with a great deal of rain; the wettest month of the year is commonly January, that's the one that rains the most; July on the other hand is the driest.
Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do
here at Loon Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Wentworth Springs Campground is a brilliant location for that. And if that's not enough there's a lot more amusing things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Silver Creek - South Fork has a good whitewater paddling
spot nearby; do set aside some time for Poison Hole while you're here at Loon Lake Trail.
Paddling on American River - South Fork is so much fun; Loon Lake Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Pleasant Boat-In Campground is a good local campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9509, Longitude -120.3095
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9795, Longitude -120.3194
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.7 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
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Total elevation difference: 556 feet
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13 miles away
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
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13 miles away
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User input for Loon Lake Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Loon Lake Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Loon Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Loon Lake Trail:
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Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado
County
, 1 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference |
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Sun Rock Trail, El Dorado
County
, 3 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 419 feet elevation difference |
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Highland Trail, El Dorado
County
, 3 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference |
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Red Peak Trail, El Dorado
County
, 4 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference |
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McKinstry Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2734 feet elevation difference |
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Dry Lakes Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 879 feet elevation difference |
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Windmiller Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1011 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Loon Lake Trail:
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 8 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) |
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| | Hotels Near Loon Lake Trail:
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 13 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 13 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 14 miles away |
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PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 14 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 15 miles away |
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