California hiking trails - Windmiller Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County

   
  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.
    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  
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.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.834, Longitude -120.2877
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.8444, Longitude -120.2401
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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

Total elevation difference: 1011 feet


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 Trails Near Windmiller Trail:
Red Peak Trail, El Dorado County , 5 miles away, 6.5 hiking miles, 1766 feet elevation difference
Highland Trail, El Dorado County , 6 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2237 feet elevation difference
Sun Rock Trail, El Dorado County , 6 miles away,  4 hiking miles, 419 feet elevation difference
Loon Lake Trail, El Dorado County , 7 miles away, 2.7 hiking miles, 556 feet elevation difference
Poison Hole Trail, El Dorado County , 7 miles away, 3.3 hiking miles, 1377 feet elevation difference
General Creek Trail, El Dorado County , 12 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 1596 feet elevation difference
Dry Lakes Trail, El Dorado County , 12 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 879 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Windmiller Trail:
Eagle Rock Campground, El Dorado County, 4 miles away
China Flat Campground, El Dorado County, 5 miles away
Thirty-nine Mile Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Sand Flat Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
Pyramid Campground, El Dorado County, 6 miles away
 Whitewater Near Windmiller Trail:
Silver Creek - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 2 miles away, Class V+ - 2 miles long (Atherton Flat to Ice House Reservoir)
American River - South Fork, El Dorado County County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.6 miles long (Strawberry to Kyburz)
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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Fantasy Inn And Wedding Chapel, South Lake Tahoe , 16 miles away
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe , 16 miles away
Best Tahoe West Inn, South Lake Tahoe , 16 miles away
Tahoe Valley Lodge, South Lake Tahoe , 19 miles away
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena , 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Windmiller Trail
Dark Lake, El Dorado County , 2 miles away
Beauty Lake, El Dorado County , 2 miles away

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