Hiking near TruckeeHiking and backpacking near Truckee includes several trails in the Truckee Ranger District and also trails into the Granite Chief Wilderness. USNF - Truckee
District Hiking Granite Chief Wilderness Information |
| Emigrant Trail | Moderate | Lola Montez Lake Trail | Easy | |||
| I-80, take the Hwy 89 N exit, go 2.3 miles to Alder Creek Road. Turn left and proceed for 3 mi. on Alder Creek Road. Trail starts on the south side. | 15 miles | Starting from Soda Springs, just off Interstate 80, this walk takes you to two scenic Alpine lakes. Open to Mountain Bikes. |
6.0 miles |
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South Yuba River Trails |
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| Buttermilk Bend Trail | Moderate | Independence Trail | Moderate | |||
| I-80, take the Hwy 89 N exit, go 2.3 miles to Alder Creek Road. Turn left and proceed for 3 mi. on Alder Creek Road. Trail starts on the south side. |
15.0 miles |
I-80, take Hwy 89 South exit. Travel south for 17 miles, turn west on Black-wood Canyon Road. Trailhead is 7 miles on the south side of the road where the pavement ends. |
2.5 miles | |||
Empire Mine Trails |
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| Hardrock Trail | Difficult | Osborn Hill Trail | Moderate | |||
| I-80, exit on Soda Springs/ Norden. Turn right on Soda Springs road(.8 m) Turn right on Pahatsi Rd. (0.8 m) Follow road straight, trailhead is on the north side of Cascade Lakes. | 18.0 miles | I-80, take the 267 exit. Turn right on Ponderosa Palisades Rd. Take a right on Silverfir, a left on Thieland. The Forest Service gate will be on your right-hand side, and the trailhead starts 0.2 miles after gate. |
9.1 miles |
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| Union Hill Trail | Easy | |||||
| I-80, exit Castle Peak, on the south side of I-80, turn left. The trailhead is on the east side of the parking lot. |
4.0 mile |
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Malakoff Diggins Trails |
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| Diggins Loop Trail | Easy | Rim Trail | Difficult | |||
| I-80, exit Castle Peak, on the south side of I-80, turn left. The trailhead is on the east side of the parking lot. |
0.5 mile | Trail is located behind Donner State Park. |
12.0 miles |
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| Blair Trail | Moderate | North Bloomfield Trail | Moderate | |||
| I-80, exit Soda Springs. Travel North, 0.3 mi. past fire station is the parking area. | 6.0 miles | Trail is accessed off the PCT south of Old Hwy 40. |
9.0 miles |
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