California hiking trails - Second Divide Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Sierra County

   
  Outdoors people generally like this part of California. There are numerous great outdoors hiking trails in California, and each one is pretty in its own way. Gotta get out of the town man, and Second Divide Trail in Sierra County, California is a really magnificent location to spend some time. 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. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is a one trailhead
    backcountry hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Second Divide Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is something that is always fun to
do. This hike shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking trails in this neighborhood. Second Divide Trail gets a typical amount of annual precipitation; all through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is July. Summertime highs at Second Divide Trail regularly tend to be in the 90's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's;  
night lows in the 20's for Second Divide Trail. Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Sierra Nevada are a really pleasant way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. Second Divide Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,442 feet, and that is about average. There are so many pleasant great outdoors hiking trails for backcountry trekking in California, and Second Divide Trail in Sierra County is one of them. Being 7.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. This trail is a normal length trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a magnificent backcountry hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in glorious shape. A lengthy trip separates Truckee-Grass Valley from Second Divide Trail, but backcountry trekking it is magnificent enjoyment any time.

Briefly about the general area:
A quick tour to Empire Creek right next door to Second Divide Trail is a splendid idea, and Union Flat Campground is a splendid local campground. Man, is there a lot of enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Jim Crow Creek flows through this neighborhood, and do set aside some time for China Flat if you're here at Second Divide Trail.
Now, you may believe that's lots but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Second Divide Trail. You'll meet a lot of people from Truckee-Grass Valley here. There's whitewater on Lavezzola Creek for all you adrenaline kick people, and a fine place to visit nearby is Third Divide. You can run the rapids of Pauley Creek in the neighborhood of Second Divide Trail; Second Divide Trail is a wonderful place to visit for more than one day, Cannon Point Campground is a wonderful place to camp nearby.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.5976, Longitude -120.7976
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 1442 feet


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 Trails Near Second Divide Trail:
Third Divide Trail, Sierra County , 1 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 2062 feet elevation difference
Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County , 3 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 15, County , 7 miles away, 109.3 hiking miles, 6884 feet elevation difference
Bedbug Smith Trail, Sierra County , 7 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1927 feet elevation difference
Deer Lake Trail, Sierra County , 8 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference
Bayes Cabin Road, Nevada County , 8 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1568 feet elevation difference
Eureka Lake Trail, Plumas County , 9 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Second Divide Trail:
Union Flat Campground, Sierra County, 2 miles away
Cannon Point Campground, Sierra County, 5 miles away
Middlewaters Campground, Sierra County, 7 miles away
Ross Campground, Plumas County, 7 miles away
Loganville Campground, Sierra County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Second Divide Trail:
Lavezzola Creek, Sierra County County , 3 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville)
Pauley Creek, Sierra County County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Second Divide Turnout to Downieville)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County County , 7 miles away, Class II-V - 4 miles long (Downieville to Goodyears Bar Bridge)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County County , 13 miles away, Class IV - 8.5 miles long (Goodyears Bar Bridge to Highway 49 Bridge)
 National Parks Near Second Divide Trail:
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 68 miles away
 Hotels Near Second Divide Trail:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 14 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle , 18 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City , 25 miles away
Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City , 25 miles away
Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 27 miles away
 Lakes Near Second Divide Trail
Smith Lake, Sierra County , 4 miles away

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