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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 16–23 °C (61–73 °F)

  1. J4°-4°160
  2. F4°-4°154
  3. M7°-2°142
  4. A10°-1°85
  5. M17°4°60
  6. J23°8°25
  7. J28°12°8
  8. A27°12°8
  9. S23°9°25
  10. O16°4°73
  11. N8°-1°144
  12. D3°-5°180

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
5.6 km · 3.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
California Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km NW of Chester (Plumas County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lassen National Forest
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
40.4491, -121.3786
Route start
40.4375, -121.3547
OpenStreetMap
relation 19033479
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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