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| | No chance of getting bored in California if you like the fresh air. Slide Point Trail is a long tour away from Truckee-Grass Valley, but there's wonderful natural attractiveness right here for you along it. Gotta get out of the city man, and Slide Point Trail in Placer County, California is a good spot to go. Some parts of Slide Point Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. Slide Point Trail is on the short side with |
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an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking and hiking trail perfect for the average backcountry walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Every California great outdoors hiking trail has its own unique prettiness. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance
| | it's a shorter type walk. This hiking trail is not that long but it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 2 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 backpacking and hiking trails in this area. Slide Point Trail is a pretty wet location usually with a great deal of rain; January is when you get the most rain here | |
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while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Slide Point Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. Slide Point Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,512 feet, and that is about average. Trails for backcountry
hiking, and backpacking can be found all over California; one of them being Slide Point Trail in Placer County. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada
are a glorious way to explore these peaks. Backcountry backpacking in California is always a fun thing to do. During the months of summer at Slide Point Trail highs are mostly in the 90's while overnight lows are usually in the 60's. For the period of the winter this location gets
highs in the 50's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Slide Point Trail temperatures drop to the 30's.
Briefly about the general area:
But wait, there's more cool things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you came to camp Vista Overflow Campground is a
delightful location to do that. Slide Point Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Sunset Campground is a great local campground, and there are some pleasant whitewater spots on Rubicon River.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9457, Longitude -120.4956
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.9573, Longitude -120.5058
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 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 = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 0 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1512 feet
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12 miles away
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22 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Slide Point Trail. |
| | Trails Near Slide Point Trail:
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Ellicott Trail, El Dorado
County
, 1 miles away, 1.3 hiking miles, 1591 feet elevation difference |
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Belix Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 6.9 hiking miles, 1141 feet elevation difference |
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Grey Trail, Placer
County
, 2 miles away, 2.4 hiking miles, 2339 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Trail, El Dorado
County
, 4 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 1919 feet elevation difference |
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Grizzly Canyon Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 2 hiking miles, 381 feet elevation difference |
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Hunsucker Trail, El Dorado
County
, 4 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 413 feet elevation difference |
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Rubicon Trail, El Dorado
County
, 5 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Slide Point Trail:
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Best Western Stagecoach Inn, Pollock Pines
, 12 miles away |
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NATIONAL 9 INN, Placerville
, 22 miles away |
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Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast, Placerville
, 22 miles away |
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 23 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 23 miles away |
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