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| | As long as you like nature you will like California. Backpacking and hiking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over California, and one of those is McKinstry Trail in Placer County. There are plenty of hiking trails in California; each one of them is worth trekking. These hiking trails here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these mountains. At McKinstry Trail through the warm days of summer highs are in the 80's, and the night is quite chillier of course, commonly in the 40's. High temperatures through the winter are |
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normally in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at McKinstry Trail. 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. McKinstry Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last
| | the whole trip. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. With its 16 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Going for a backcountry walk here in California is always an enjoyable thing to do. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, McKinstry Trail in Placer County, California is an excellent pick. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 2,734 feet which is higher | |
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than average. Relatively far from Gardnerville Ranchos you find McKinstry Trail, but hiking is such an enjoyable thing to do, and this is an excellent place to do that. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.
This hiking trail is a hiking trail of fine length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors hiking trail for advanced backcountry trekkers looking for a tremendous challenge. McKinstry Trail is a wet site that gets a good deal of rainfall;
during January this vicinity sees the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. McKinstry Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking and backpacking trail could be very different from other parts of it. There are two
trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back.
Briefly about the general area:
If you came for an overnight stay Wentworth Springs Campground is a great place to camp, and Little McKinstry Meadow is
a pleasant place. Yeah, come here to McKinstry Trail for a fine time. Silver Creek - South Fork is a fine whitewater spot near McKinstry Trail, and you might also want to pay a visit to Steamboat Canyon if you're here at McKinstry Trail.
Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly
is plentiful here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Don't forget to take a splendid little tour to Barker Creek; a tour to McKinstry Meadow rejuvenates the spirit. Hell Hole-In Campground is a perfect campground here, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Hunters Spring.
If you want a perfect time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Sierra Nevada. In the event that you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on American River - South Fork.
It's a brilliant idea to pop by Five Lakes Creek, it's in the vicinity of McKinstry Trail, and don't leave McKinstry Trail without first paying a visit to Mineral Springs.
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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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User input for McKinstry Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California:
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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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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Americas Best Value Inn, Tahoe City
, 14 miles away |
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Pepper Tree Inn, Tahoe City
, 14 miles away |
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