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

   
  California has plenty of good backpacking trails; Third Divide Trail is one of them, and it's in Sierra County. Each backpacking trail in California is different from the others. Rather far from Truckee-Grass Valley you come upon Third Divide Trail, but backpacking along this great outdoors hiking trail is very cool. California is a wonderful location for outdoors people. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. The pretty great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these highlands.
    At parts of the year this region 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. Third Divide Trail goes through some very
different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Third Divide Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,062 feet which is about average. From a precipitation point of view Third Divide Trail is a quite typical location; most of the rain falls all through January, and July is when it's the driest. When was the last time you got out in the wilderness a bit? Third Divide Trail in Sierra County, California is a nice place to go. Going for a walk here in California is a  
glorious way to spend some time. This walk shouldn't take more than 4.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Being 5 miles long it's a mid length trek. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. This great outdoors hiking trail is a mid length great outdoors hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking trail nice for the average backcountry walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. This hiking and backpacking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. High temperatures at Third Divide Trail during the warmest time of the year are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 40's. Through the wintertime the highs are usually in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Third Divide Trail.

Briefly about the general area:
There's just no way someone can get bored here at Third Divide Trail. Stay the night at Cannon Point Campground, and Third Divide Trail is a magnificent location to visit for more than one day, Union Flat Campground is a magnificent location to camp nearby.
Get your pulse rate up on the perfect whitewater of Lavezzola Creek, and folks from Truckee-Grass Valley love to come here. Butcher Ranch Creek is close to Third Divide Trail and is always a bliss to pop by, and a great location to go to is Third Divide. Yep, outdoors cool things truly is abundant here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. There's some flowing water nearby, Empire Creek is a stream you can go to during your stay; you can run the rapids of Pauley Creek.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 39.6035, Longitude -120.7805
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 39.6144, Longitude -120.7445
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.5 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2062 feet


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 Trails Near Third Divide Trail:
Second Divide Trail, Sierra County , 1 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1442 feet elevation difference
Butcher Ranch Trail, Sierra County , 3 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 2125 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 15, County , 6 miles away, 109.3 hiking miles, 6884 feet elevation difference
Deer Lake Trail, Sierra County , 7 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference
Bedbug Smith Trail, Sierra County , 8 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1927 feet elevation difference
Eureka Lake Trail, Plumas County , 8 miles away, 1.4 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference
Bayes Cabin Road, Nevada County , 9 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1568 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Third Divide Trail:
Union Flat Campground, Sierra County, 3 miles away
Cannon Point Campground, Sierra County, 6 miles away
Ross Campground, Plumas County, 7 miles away
Middlewaters Campground, Sierra County, 7 miles away
Loganville Campground, Sierra County, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Third Divide Trail:
Lavezzola Creek, Sierra County County , 4 miles away, Class IV(V) - 4 miles long (2nd Divide Bridge to Downieville)
Pauley Creek, Sierra County County , 4 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)
 National Parks Near Third Divide Trail:
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral - CA , 68 miles away
 Hotels Near Third Divide Trail:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 15 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle , 17 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City , 25 miles away
Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City , 26 miles away
Best Western Gold Country Inn, Grass Valley , 27 miles away
 Lakes Near Third Divide Trail
Smith Lake, Sierra County , 4 miles away

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