California hiking trails - Rim Trail, Coast Ranges, Humboldt County

   
  Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Rim Trail in Humboldt County, California is a magnificent place for getting out. California has plenty of wonderful great outdoors trails, and one of these is Rim Trail in Humboldt County. Here in the wonderful state of California backcountry hiking is a tremendous way to spend some time. A lengthy trip parts Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna from Rim Trail, but when you walk it you're always having a magnificent time. This neighborhood 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. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like California. There are plenty of great outdoors trails in California; each one of them is worth backcountry hiking. There are not too many great outdoors hiking trails in this
vicinity. Being 2.6 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. Rim Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. You should count on this hike taking about 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Rim Trail is a very short backcountry hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant great outdoors hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. The charming backcountry hiking trails  
of the Coast Ranges are a very wonderful way to see these highlands. Rim Trail has a total elevation difference of 139 feet, and that is lower than average. All the water falling down from the sky makes Rim Trail a wet spot; the wettest month of the year is typically December, that's the one that rains the most while July is typically the driest month. Summertime at Rim Trail comes with high temperatures in the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. During the winter this spot gets highs in the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Rim Trail. There's not much difference in elevation along Rim Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail it's always great to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site.

Briefly about the general area:
Not far from Rim Trail you find Patricks Point; a quick trip to Beach Creek is unquestionably a great idea. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Coast Ranges. Cannonball Beach is in the vicinity of Rim Trail and is a striking beach to check out, and Abalone Campground is a pleasant local campground.
If you're here at Rim Trail, you could explore Penn Creek, and Rim Trail is a glorious place to visit for more than one day, Penn Campground is a glorious place to camp nearby. And that's not all you can do here at Rim Trail. You must certainly have a look at stunning Agate Beach while you're here at Rim Trail, and Rim Trail is a site with many visitors from Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.1402, Longitude -124.1506
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.1308, Longitude -124.1616
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.3 miles
Total climbing distance = .6 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 139 feet


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 Trails Near Rim Trail:
Agate Beach Trail, Humboldt County , 1 miles away,  .6 hiking miles, 176 feet elevation difference
Tsurai Trail, Humboldt County , 5 miles away,  .4 hiking miles, 140 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rim Trail:
Abalone Campground, Humboldt County, 0 miles away
Penn Campground, Humboldt County, 0 miles away
Big D RV Park and Campground, Trinidad, 1 miles away
Azalea Glen Recreational Vehicle Park Campground, Trinidad, 1 miles away
Agate Campground, Humboldt County, 1 miles away
 Beaches Near Rim Trail:
Cannonball Beach, Humboldt County , 1 miles away
Agate Beach, Humboldt County , 1 miles away
Trinidad State Beach, Humboldt County , 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Rim Trail:
Redwood National and State Parks, Crescent City - CA , 33 miles away
Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction - OR , 64 miles away
 Hotels Near Rim Trail:
Emerald Forest Of Trinidad, Trinidad , 4 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Arcata/Eureka-Arpt Area (Mckin, Mckinleyville , 9 miles away
Quality Inn Arcata, Arcata , 13 miles away
Days Inn Arcata CA, Arcata , 13 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Arcata, Arcata , 13 miles away

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