California hiking trails - Nevada Point Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County

   
  Each backpacking trail in California has its own unique splendor. You'll have to go far from Truckee-Grass Valley to get to Nevada Point Trail, but many folks like to backcountry trek here to be near the wilderness. California has plenty of fine backpacking trails; one of them being Nevada Point Trail in El Dorado County. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 2,771 feet, and that is higher than average. The length of Nevada Point Trail is on the
    longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a tremendous hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in wonderful shape. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to
bring a stove or make a camp fire. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very splendid way to see these peaks. Nevada Point Trail gets a good deal of water; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is July. There are so many hiking trails in this neighborhood. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Here in California backcountry hiking is something that is  
always fun to do. This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Summertime at Nevada Point Trail comes with high temperatures in the 90's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 50's, and overnight lows at Nevada Point Trail through the wintertime frequently plunge into the 30's. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in El Dorado County of California, Nevada Point Trail is a splendid local backcountry hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. This backcountry walk should take you about 1.5 days, so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Nevada Point Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other parts of it. No chance of getting bored in California if you like the wilderness. Nevada Point Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's a long backcountry trail.

Briefly about the general area:
At this river you will never have a bad time. Take a side journey to Brushy Creek, and Squaw Flat is a perfect spot here at Nevada Point Trail. A visit to Dad Youngs Spring will fill your soul with pleasant feelings, and Buckeye Flat is right here at Nevada Point Trail.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors cool stuff the Northern Sierra Nevada has to offer. Stay the night at Ralston Campground, and get yourself into a kayak and hit American River - Middle Fork. Yep, outdoors fun things to do are really plentiful here at Nevada Point Trail. Don't leave Nevada Point Trail without first paying a visit to Zero Spring, and unsurprisingly, A spree to Long Canyon is always fun. If you come to this river you will have a good time for sure. Pilot Creek is a splendid place to check out.
There are some good whitewater spots on Rubicon River, and you'll in all probability meet some folks from Truckee-Grass Valley here. Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! The Northern Sierra Nevada is great! There's so much to do here at Nevada Point Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Camp Chiquita Campground is a good spot for that, and Blodgett Experimental Forest is a forest that you can go to.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9756, Longitude -120.693
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9721, Longitude -120.6547
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2771 feet


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 Trails Near Nevada Point Trail:
Bake Oven Trail, Placer County , 4 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference
Pigeon Roost Trail, Placer County , 6 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 763 feet elevation difference
Grizzly Canyon Trail, Placer County , 9 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 381 feet elevation difference
Belix Trail, Placer County , 11 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 1141 feet elevation difference
Green Valley Trail, Placer County , 13 miles away, 2.8 hiking miles, 2371 feet elevation difference
Slide Point Trail, Placer County , 13 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 1512 feet elevation difference
Ellicott Trail, El Dorado County , 14 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Nevada Point Trail:
Ralston Campground, Placer County, 4 miles away
Camp Chiquita Campground, Georgetown, 4 miles away
Vista Overflow Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
Lake Walton Campground, El Dorado County, 7 miles away
Chicken Hawk Campground, Placer County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Nevada Point Trail:
American River - Middle Fork, Placer County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.1 miles long (Mosquito Ridge Road to confluence with Middle Fork)
Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County County , 7 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Slab Creek Dam to White Rock Powerhouse)
American River - North Fork, Placer County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.4 miles long (Peavine Ridge Road to Forebay Road)
 Hotels Near Nevada Point Trail:
Georgetown Hilltop Motel, Georgetown , 11 miles away
Hilltop Motel, Georgetown , 11 miles away
Westhaven Inn Pollock Pines, Pollock Pines , 13 miles away
Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines , 13 miles away
NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville , 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Nevada Point Trail
Chiquita Lake, El Dorado County , 4 miles away
Oxbow Reservoir, El Dorado County , 5 miles away

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