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| | When you're here in California backpacking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do. This part of California is always a diversion to have a look at during backcountry hiking season. It's a lengthy drive from Crescent City North to Rhododendron Trail, but it is a perfect retreat from the settlement. Rhododendron Trail gets a great deal of water; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily December, that's the one that rains the most; July meanwhile is the driest month. Summertime highs at Rhododendron Trail usually tend |
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to be in the 60's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 50's with temperatures at Rhododendron Trail dipping down into the 30's during winter nights. There are backpacking and hiking trails all over California;
| | Rhododendron Trail is one of them, and it's in Humboldt County. There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. This is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Every backpacking and hiking trail in California is worth backpacking. Rhododendron Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Rhododendron Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the | |
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whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. The pretty wilderness trails of the Coast Ranges are a very brilliant way to see these highlands. Rhododendron Trail has a total elevation difference of 977 feet, and that is lower than average. With
its 11.8 miles of walking distance; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Rhododendron Trail in Humboldt County, California is a really brilliant spot to spend some time. This trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all
your overnight gear packed. Rhododendron Trail is a wilderness trail of brilliant length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This backpacking and hiking trail sometimes gets very
dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out.
Briefly about the general area:
If you came to camp Blackberry Patch RV Park is a nice site to do that; Rhododendron Trail is a location with many
visitors from Crescent City North. There's so much to do here at Rhododendron Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Klamath Glen Resort is a fine site for that, and there are some tremendous whitewater spots on Redwood Creek.
Get yourself into a kayak and hit Klamath
River; some of the water close by flows, like Brown Creek. And that's not all you can do here at Rhododendron Trail. Boyes Creek is a pleasant site to stop at. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Coast Ranges. Beaches are great; and Gold Bluffs Beach in the neighborhood of Rhododendron Trail is no exception; Fern Canyon is also a magnificent location to look at.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.4084, Longitude -124.0298
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.3638, Longitude -124.0195
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
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Total elevation difference: 977 feet
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User input for Rhododendron Trail, Coast Ranges, Humboldt County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Crescent City North, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rhododendron Trail. |
| | Trails Near Rhododendron Trail:
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South Fork Trail, Humboldt
County
, 0 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 679 feet elevation difference |
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Foothill Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 235 feet elevation difference |
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Big Tree Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, .8 hiking miles, 46 feet elevation difference |
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Crea Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 688 feet elevation difference |
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Cathedral Tree Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 77 feet elevation difference |
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Zigzag Trail, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 521 feet elevation difference |
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West Ridge Trail, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 651 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Rhododendron Trail:
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Klamath River, Humboldt County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II - 36 miles long (Weitchpec to Klamath Glen) |
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Redwood Creek, Humboldt County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III - 25 miles long (Lacks Creek to Orick) |
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Goose Creek, Del Norte County
County
, 16 miles away, Class V - 5.6 miles long (Saddle Road to South Fork Smith confluence) |
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Smith River - South Fork, Del Norte County
County
, 18 miles away, Class III-V - 13 miles long (Big Flat Campground to confluence with Middle Fork) |
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Hurdygurdy Creek, Del Norte County
County
, 21 miles away, Class V - 7.7 miles long (Bear Basin Road to Big Flat Road) |
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| | Hotels Near Rhododendron Trail:
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Emerald Forest Of Trinidad, Trinidad
, 19 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Crescent City, Crescent City
, 22 miles away |
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Best Western Northwoods Inn, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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Comfort Inn & Suites Redwood Coast, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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Best Value Inn - Crescent City, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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23 miles away
