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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in El Dorado County of California, Windmiller Trail is a glorious local hiking and backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Outdoors folks generally like this part of California. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of California is different from the others. Windmiller Trail gets a common amount of annual rain; most of the snow falls all through January, and July on the other hand is the driest. Being 5.8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk. |
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Windmiller Trail is a mid-length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid great outdoors hiking trail for the average person looking for a splendid adventure. Windmiller Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies
| | just in case something happens. Windmiller Trail is a long drive away from Gardnerville Ranchos, but backcountry backpacking it is always enjoyable. For the duration of the summer months highs here at Windmiller Trail get into the 70's, and the overnight is rather chillier of course, frequently in the 40's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are frequently in the 40's, and overnight lows at Windmiller Trail all through the wintertime frequently descend into the 10's. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 5 hours, but you never know stuff could | |
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go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Great wilderness hiking trails in California are in abundance, and among these are Windmiller Trail in El Dorado County. Windmiller Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,011 feet which is about average. Backpacking
here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is the best way to enjoy these hills. There's not much difference in elevation along the backpacking and hiking trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backpacking and hiking trail. This is an area covered with lots of
great outdoors hiking trails. When you're here in California hiking along one of its wilderness hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. This hiking and backpacking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to
pick you up at the other end. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This region does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping is available
at China Flat Campground. You can run the rapids of Silver Creek - South Fork in close proximity to Windmiller Trail, and let's not forget Lyons Creek which is a stream that you may run into while here.
American River - South Fork is a great whitewater spot near Windmiller
Trail, and a great site like Mortimer Flat here at Windmiller Trail is too great to miss. Now, you may feel that's a lot but there's even more amusing things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Camping at Eagle Rock Campground is always a great experience; you have to undeniably dedicate some time to Atherton Flat if you're here at Windmiller Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.834, Longitude -120.2877
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.8444, Longitude -120.2401
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.9 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 5.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1011 feet
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User input for Windmiller Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Windmiller Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Windmiller Trail. |
| | Trails Near Windmiller Trail:
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Red Peak Trail, El Dorado
County
, 5 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference |
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Highland Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference |
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Sun Rock Trail, El Dorado
County
, 6 miles away, 4 hiking miles, 419 feet elevation difference |
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Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference |
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Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado
County
, 7 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference |
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General Creek Trail, El Dorado
County
, 12 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference |
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Dry Lakes Trail, El Dorado
County
, 12 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 879 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Windmiller Trail:
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Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 2 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz) |
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American River - South Fork, El Dorado County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III-V - 9.6 miles long (Kyburz to Riverton) |
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| | Hotels Near Windmiller Trail:
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Fantasy Inn And Wedding Chapel, South Lake Tahoe
, 16 miles away |
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Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe
, 16 miles away |
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Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe
, 16 miles away |
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Tahoe Valley Lodge, South Lake Tahoe
, 19 miles away |
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Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena
, 19 miles away |
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16 miles away
