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Potato Creek

In the Northern California Coast Ranges

Trail3.4 km · 2.1 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Chanchelulla Gulch 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Northern California Coast Ranges →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J7°-2°210
  2. F8°-2°181
  3. M11°0°146
  4. A15°2°75
  5. M20°5°54
  6. J25°9°21
  7. J31°13°4
  8. A30°13°6
  9. S26°11°18
  10. O19°6°59
  11. N11°1°163
  12. D6°-2°231

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.

About this trail

Potato Creek is a trail of about 3.4 km (2.1 mi) in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, United States of America. It is in the Northern California Coast Ranges. It lies about 17 km southeast of Hayfork.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.4 km · 2.1 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Northern California Coast Ranges (California Coast Ranges › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
17 km SE of Hayfork (Trinity County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.4502, -123.0220
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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Corral Gulch

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East Tule Creek

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Beegum Creek

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Chanchelulla Gulch

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Scheill Gulch

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Chanchelulla Divide

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Upper Chanchelulla

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Sugarloaf Peak

5.1 mi · 8.3 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Deerlick

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

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