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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 15–27 °C (59–81 °F)
- J3°-5°192
- F4°-5°180
- M6°-3°167
- A9°-2°98
- M16°3°69
- J21°7°29
- J27°11°9
- A26°11°9
- S22°8°29
- O15°3°83
- N7°-2°166
- D2°-5°209
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- California Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 21 km NW of Chester (Plumas County, California) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Connects to
- Boiling Springs Lake Trail (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Crest) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- California
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 40.4265, -121.4246
- Route start
- 40.4411, -121.4041
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19028041
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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