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| | If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry backpacking, it is a great way to spend some time. California has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. Each one of the many great outdoors trails of California is well worth a backcountry hike. Rough and Ready Trail is a long trip away from Redding, but when you backcountry hike it you're always having an outstanding time. Rough and Ready Trail is 3.8 miles long it's a short great outdoors hiking trail. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit, and Rough and Ready |
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Trail in Shasta County, California is nature at its best. Rough and Ready Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower
| | and some a bit faster. This is a two-ended trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can hike it just one way. These backcountry trails here in the Southern Cascade Range are a really magnificent way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Rough and Ready Trail is a very short backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a wonderful hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a wonderful adventure. Sometimes this trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current | |
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fire restrictions before you go. Rough and Ready Trail gets a large amount of water; through January this neighborhood sees the most rain; July is the month with the least moisture. This is a vicinity covered with lots of hiking and backpacking trails. Summertime brings highs in
the 80's to Rough and Ready Trail; the overnight is a little chillier of course, regularly in the 40's. During the winter this spot gets highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Rough and Ready Trail are in the 20's. Hiking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking
can be found all over California; one of these is Rough and Ready Trail in Shasta County. You spend the whole backcountry hike in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions
or closures before you go. Rough and Ready Trail has a total elevation difference of 343 feet which is a lower than average number.
Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may assume that's a heap but there's even more amusing things to do here in the Southern Cascade
Range. Coal Creek flows through this neighborhood; if you came to camp Deadlun Campground is a glorious location to do that. Paddling on Pit River is so much fun, and Rough and Ready Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Hawkins Landing Campground is a great local campground.
A splendid spot close to Rough and Ready Trail is Bull Canyon.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 41.1046, Longitude -121.8734
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 41.1031, Longitude -121.8798
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
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Total elevation difference: 343 feet
Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir
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28 miles away
Located in the unbelievable scenery of Northern California, the Dunsmuir Travelodge is the ideal location to enjoy the splendors of the area. Conveniently located off Interstate 5, the Dunsmuir Travel...
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Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir
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28 miles away
Dunsmuir Inn & Suites is a clean, comfortable and modern motel in the heart of the Shasta Cascades. Each cozy room comes with cable television (including HBO), coffee-maker, hair-dryer, telphone, ref...
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User input for Rough and Ready Trail, Southern Cascade Range, Shasta County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Redding, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rough and Ready Trail. |
| | Trails Near Rough and Ready Trail:
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Coal Mine Trail, Shasta
County
, 2 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 3603 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 17,
County
, 3 miles away, 85.8 hiking miles, 5083 feet elevation difference |
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Angel Meadow Trail, Siskiyou
County
, 7 miles away, 3.1 hiking miles, 1415 feet elevation difference |
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Nelson Flat Trail, Shasta
County
, 8 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 697 feet elevation difference |
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Cone Point Trail, Shasta
County
, 8 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 633 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Rough and Ready Trail:
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Pit River, Shasta County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV - 9 miles long (Pit 5 Dam to Pit 5 Powerhouse) |
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Pit River, Shasta County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV - 7 miles long (Pit 4 Dam to Pit 4 Powerhouse) |
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| | National Parks Near Rough and Ready Trail:
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA
, 44 miles away |
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Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake - CA
, 52 miles away |
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Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown - CA
, 55 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Rough and Ready Trail:
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Dunsmuir Travelodge, Dunsmuir
, 28 miles away |
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Dunsmuir Inn & Suites, Dunsmuir
, 28 miles away |
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Oak Tree Inn Dunsmuir, Dunsmuir
, 29 miles away |
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Shastas Best Choice Inn, Dunsmuir
, 29 miles away |
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Strawberry Valley Inn, Mount Shasta
, 32 miles away |
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29 miles away
