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| | There are many great great outdoors trails in California, and Pigeon Roost Trail in Placer County is one of them. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Pigeon Roost Trail in Placer County, California is a magnificent spot for getting out. California has so much to offer nature lovers. Pigeon Roost Trail is a very short wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail delightful for the average backcountry trekker looking for a cool adventure. This hiking trail has two trailheads which means |
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you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Being 2.8 miles long it's shorter than many wilderness trails. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This hiking trail sometimes gets
| | very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. You'll have got to go far from Truckee-Grass Valley to get to Pigeon Roost Trail, but it is one of many pleasant hiking trails in this vicinity. All the water falling down from the sky makes Pigeon Roost Trail a wet location; most of the rain falls during January, and the driest of the months is July. Every great outdoors trail in California is worth backpacking. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 763 feet, | |
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and that is lower than average. High temperatures at Pigeon Roost Trail through the warmest time of the year are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 60's. Through the winter this location gets highs in the 50's, and night lows during the winter for Pigeon Roost
Trail tend to be in the 30's. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding area. The lovely wilderness trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very good way to see these highlands. You spend the whole walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty
much the same conditions along the whole wilderness trail. You should count on this hike taking about 2.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just
in case something happens. Here in California backpacking is a nice idea.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Little Grizzly Canyon is a tremendous spot to spend some time
at, and camping is available at Big Tree Grove Campground.
There's whitewater on Rubicon River for all you adrenaline junkies, and a great spot to camp here at Pigeon Roost Trail is Vista Overflow Campground. Wallace Spring is a stunning spot to check out while you're at Pigeon Roost Trail, and at Pigeon Roost Trail you always meet someone from Truckee-Grass Valley.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9474, Longitude -120.5896
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9641, Longitude -120.5996
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.4 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 763 feet
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11 miles away
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17 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pigeon Roost Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pigeon Roost Trail. |
| | Trails Near Pigeon Roost Trail:
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Grizzly Canyon Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 381 feet elevation difference |
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Belix Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 1141 feet elevation difference |
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Slide Point Trail, Placer
County
, 6 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 1512 feet elevation difference |
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Nevada Point Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 2771 feet elevation difference |
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Ellicott Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference |
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Grey Trail, Placer
County
, 8 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 2339 feet elevation difference |
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Bake Oven Trail, Placer
County
, 9 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 2032 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Pigeon Roost Trail:
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Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
, 11 miles away |
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NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville
, 17 miles away |
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Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
, 17 miles away |
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Gold Country Inn, Placerville
, 18 miles away |
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Lexington Historic Cary House Hotel, Placerville
, 19 miles away |
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