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| | Each backcountry hiking trail in California is well worth a hike. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and McKinstry Trail in Placer County, California is a nice place for getting out. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Now, this is roughly a 2.5-day backcountry walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. McKinstry Trail is a two ended hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike it just one way. McKinstry Trail is a wet location that gets much precipitation; January |
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is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month is July. Being 16 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. Backcountry hiking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a really fine way to spend quality time in the outdoors. California has plenty of good backcountry
| | hiking trails; one of these is McKinstry Trail in Placer County. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The length of McKinstry Trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking and hiking trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Some parts of McKinstry Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. During the | |
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days of summer at McKinstry Trail temperatures are frequently in the 80's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's with temperatures at McKinstry Trail dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. Backcountry
hiking in California is always an enjoyable thing to do. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this area. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so don’t
forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. McKinstry Trail is not very in close proximity to Gardnerville Ranchos at all, but when you spend some time backcountry backpacking here you will feel like a whole new person. This hiking trail has a total elevation
difference of 2,734 feet, and that is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Mineral Springs, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Silver Creek - South Fork. Yep, outdoors entertaining things truly is abundant
here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Some of the water nearby flows, like Five Lakes Creek.
There's no way anyone can get bored here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on American River - South Fork, and a good site is Steamboat Canyon. Hunters
Spring is an inspiring place to visit during your stay; a pleasant tour to Little McKinstry Meadow is a glorious way to spend an afternoon. Wentworth Springs Campground is a good local campground; McKinstry Meadow is a wonderful location to stretch your legs a bit.
So many
entertaining things to do here at McKinstry Trail, too wonderful to be true. McKinstry Trail is a pleasant place to visit for more than one day, Hell Hole-In Campground is a pleasant place to camp nearby, and getting to Barker Creek from McKinstry Trail is trouble-free.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.0419, Longitude -120.3282
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.058, Longitude -120.4062
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 16 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 16 miles
Total climbing distance = 6.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2734 feet
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10 miles away
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10 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
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| These outdoors activities are available near McKinstry Trail. |
| | Trails Near McKinstry Trail:
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Steamboat Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 2686 feet elevation difference |
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Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado
County
, 5 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference |
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Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference |
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Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer
County
, 6 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference |
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Parsley Bar Trail, Placer
County
, 6 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1582 feet elevation difference |
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Big Spring Trail, Placer
County
, 6 miles away, 2.2 hiking miles, 289 feet elevation difference |
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Highland Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near McKinstry Trail:
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 13 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
, 16 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 18 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County
County
, 18 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay) |
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| | Hotels Near McKinstry Trail:
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 10 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 10 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 10 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 11 miles away |
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Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City
, 14 miles away |
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11 miles away
