Backpacking Northern California
Backpacking Northern California
What are good mid-level backpacking trails in Northern California?
We live in the bay area and are looking for a good (5-8 mile per day) 3-4 day trail in the area. I'm fairly experienced but are going out with some buds that aren't super experienced. Any suggestions on where to go? Don't want to have to drive too far either. Thanks.
Mammoth Lakes has a really nice one that starts at Lake Mary's far end and goes up to a beautiful set of small lakes, then if you continue through a switchback and climb to a higher altitude you will come to Duck Lake, a very large lake, that seems like your on the top of the World.
Very Beautiful, and great fishing.
July would be a good time to go because most of the year it is covered in snow.
You will be impressed with this one for sure, I spent a week up there, fished and took many pictures, Had a Great Time.
Hope you have a chance to go !
God Bless
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Fraternal coauthors John and Marc Soares celebrate the beauty of Northern California's extensive wilderness, drawing from a varied collection of treks in the Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Coast, and Klamath Mountain ranges as well as the San Francisco Bay Area... |
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100 Hikes in Northern California: Covers the Coast Range and the North Coast, the Bay Area, and the Klamath, Cascade, and Sierra Nevada Mountains List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $9.99 Used From: $0.01 |
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Fully detailed, best-selling hiking guides. |
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Backpacking California: Mountain, Foothill, Coastal and Desert Adventures in the Golden State List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $12.36 Used From: $10.50 |
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Backpacking California is a collection of more than 70 of the most intriguing backpacking adventures in Wilderness Press's home territory of California. With contributions from more than a dozen Wilderness Press authors, the book describes routes ranging from one night to one week... |
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8 Days On The Trail: Traipsing 100 Miles Through the Northern California Wilderness, in Words and Pictures List Price: $1.00 |
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"8 Days on the Trail: Traipsing 100 Miles Through the Northern California Wilderness, in Words and Pictures" tells the story of the partial fulfillment of Clay Shannon's decades-old dream to hike at least the most scenic stretches of the Pacific Crest Trail... |
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Trekking California (Backpacker Magazine) List Price: $21.95 Sale Price: $5.72 Used From: $1.06 |
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Hike longer and deeper into the wilderness--you'll find it hard to believe you're still in America's most populous state! |
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101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $15.00 Used From: $0.30 |
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This edition is out of print. Please order the new 2nd edition (ISBN: 978-0-89997-474-3) which is currently available. Author Matt Heid has taken the best hikes in Northern California and put them in one, easy-to-read reference book... |
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Marble Mountain Wilderness: Hiking and Backpacking in Far Northern California Used From: $2.00 |
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Just south of northern California’s Klamath River, near the Oregon border, the Marble Mountain Wilderness area waits to be discovered by the hiker or backpacker who wants to get away from the crowded Cascades and Sierras... |
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Pacific Crest Trail Pocket Maps - Northern California (Volume 2) List Price: $28.50 Sale Price: $24.46 Used From: $62.60 |
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Northern California The Pacific Crest Trail Pocket Map Series is a complete and concise set of topographic maps created with digitized base maps covering every step of the 2,655 mile trail from Mexico to Canada... |
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A Guide to Day Hikes from Sacramento, California into the Foothills and the Sierra Nevada Hiking is great exercise, a fun family experience, and a way to explore new places. With the hikes in this book, you visit places when wildflowers are at their peak, waterfalls at their fullest, and crowds at a minimum... |
