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Auburn
Confluence to Stagecoach and Training Hill Hike
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Trip Date: 04/02/2014
Distance: 9.8 Miles
Vertical Gain:
1100'
Group Size:
1
Hike Rating: Easy
Moderate
Hard
Strenuous |
GPX
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this trip
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Start Coordinates: |
N 38 54.901, W 121 02.379 |
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End Coordinates: |
Same as Start Coordinates
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Car Shuttle
Req'd: |
No |
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Parking
Directions: |
Take
Highway 49 from Coloma toward Auburn. Right before the
junction
with highway 193, there is a wide area on the left side for free
vehicle parking. Get there early, especially on a weekend or
the
space will be filled. |
Hazards of
Note: |
Rattlesnakes, ticks, poison
oak, mountain
lions. |
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Crowd Factor: |
Moderate.
This entire area is popular with hikers, runners, mountain
bikers and dog walkers. |
General Notes:
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About to cross the "No Hands
Bridge" at the start of the hike. |
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Helpful signs are scattered
throughout the park area. |
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Looking up at No-Hands Bridge
from the river below. |
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Black Hole of Calcutta falls
after recent rainstorms. |
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Nice overlook of the North
Fork of the American River from just above the trail. |
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Butterflies were in full swing
on this day. |
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Nice tree cover along parts of
the Manzanita trail.
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Another view of No Hands
Bridge from Stagecoach Trail. |
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Checking out the confluence
from the Stagecoach Trail. |
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The sign is not kidding about
the "Steep" section of trail here.
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A surprise waterfall along the
Western States Trail section. |
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One last look at the
Foresthill bridge from the Western States Trail. |
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GPS Track of the full hike. |
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