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Castle Valley North Trailhead

Castle Valley North Trailhead

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Castle Valley North Trailhead

Name: Castle Valley North Trailhead
Rating: 2

Recommended by 4 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Tahoe National Forest

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Location: Nevada County, California, United States

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1. Castle Peak — Truckee

9.33km

03:17

530m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Andesite Peak — Truckee

7.64km

02:18

260m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Castle Valley North Trailhead – Castle Pass loop from Boreal Mountain Resort

21.1km

06:23

720m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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January 1, 2020

Castle Valley forest road is a gravel jeep track that leads from the trailhead (no parking in winter), just next to the I-80 freeway underpass, up about halfway to the Castle Peak summit. Where it becomes steep the gravel 'road' ends and merges with three other trails: Castle Peak trail, Hole in the Ground trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail, which leads after another mile to the Sierra Club's Peter Grubb hut. In winter the trails are all snow-covered ski- and snow-shoe trails, no snowmobiles allowed. Winter parking is on the opposite side of the I-80 freeway; most of it inside the SnoPark for which a permit needs to be purchased at gas stations or stores in town before coming here, as there is no space at the trailhead.

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Elevation 2,210 m

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Sunday 18 January

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Location: Nevada County, California, United States

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Castle Valley North Trailhead

1. Castle Peak — Truckee

2. Andesite Peak — Truckee

3. Castle Valley North Trailhead – Castle Pass loop from Boreal Mountain Resort

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