California hiking trails - Murphy Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Tehama County

   
  Quite far from Chico you run into Murphy Trail, but if you're looking for an excellent place to go backcountry backpacking, this is an excellent pick. We all need to get out in the fresh air once in a while, and if you happen to be in Tehama County of California, Murphy Trail is an excellent local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. California has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. Murphy Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. From a rain point of view Murphy Trail is a relatively common site; the
    wettest month of the year is usually January, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month is July. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Different parts of Murphy Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness
trail could be very different from other parts of it. The total elevation difference for Murphy Trail is 2,025 feet which is about average. Being 3.6 miles long it's a short wilderness trail. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity. This region does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry hiking, it is always an enjoyable thing to do. Murphy Trail is not that long but  
it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. High temperatures at Murphy Trail throughout the days of summer are in the 90's. Summer overnight lows plunge down to the 60's. Throughout the winter the highs are generally in the 50's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Murphy Trail temperatures plunge to the 30's. This hike shouldn't take more than 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Murphy Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant great outdoors hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. Backcountry hiking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is the best way to enjoy these summits. Every California great outdoors hiking trail has something unique to offer. There are many perfect great outdoors hiking trails in California, and Murphy Trail in Tehama County is one of them.

Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Murphy Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Black Rock Campground is a pleasant spot for that. A spree to Lassen Volcanic National Park is recommended, and don't forget to take a delightful little spree to Ditch Creek.
Now, you may imagine that's lots but there's even more exciting things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Stay the night at Soda Springs Campground; do take a look at Big Smoky Creek if you're here at Murphy Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 40.0904, Longitude -121.644
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 2025 feet


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 Trails Near Murphy Trail:
Graham Trail, Tehama County , 6 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1422 feet elevation difference
Old Lassen Trail, Tehama County , 10 miles away,  14 hiking miles, 2089 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Murphy Trail:
Soda Springs Campground, Butte County, 5 miles away
Black Rock Campground, Tehama County, 6 miles away
Volcano Country RV Park, Mineral, 6 miles away
Butte Meadows Campground, Butte County, 10 miles away
Potato Patch Campground, Tehama County, 10 miles away
 National Parks Near Murphy Trail:
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 16 miles away
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Paradise Inn, Paradise , 18 miles away
Comfort Inn Central, Paradise , 19 miles away
Best Western Heritage Inn - Chico, Chico , 22 miles away
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