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9,25 km
Visualizzato 12190 volte, scaricato 75 volte
vicino a Colfax, California (United States)
This hike is difficult due to frequent narrow spots with steep drop-offs. It's anything but fast going and can be brutally hot in the exposed areas during the summer. It's not for the faint of heart past Windy Point. Elevation profile isn't accurate, neither is distance. Total elevation gain according to Google Earth is 1,585 and loss is 2,400 with a length of 5.46-miles.
Would estimate this as a 4-hour hike with limited stops.
Waypoint
1st Creek Crossing
Creek requires a rope-assist crossing in early spring due to the fast and high water flows.
Waypoint
River Access Trail
This ~400-foot trail provides a steep yet easy access to one of the prettiest spots on the North Fork American River.
Waypoint
Spring Access Trail
Great .3-mile trail that parallels a year-round creek to it's source, an underground spring.
Waypoint
Windy Point Redux (2nd bluff)
Spectacular river views and wildflower vistas abound, aka just like Windy Point.
Prominent sinkhole just off the trail.
The confluence of Indian Creek and the North Fork American River is a popular gold panning location and is a great place to swim or rock scramble, including up Indian Creek ~.3-miles to a falls.
Waypoint
Yankee Jim's Bridge
Yankee Jim's bridge is .1-miles from Shirttail Creek. Built in 1930 it forms the Boundary for Auburn State Recreation Area.
Escursionismo
Windy Point Trailhead
This popular wild-flower overlook on the North Fork of the American River is located on Iowa Hill Road in Colfax .7-miles past the Mineral Bar Campground in Auburn State Recreation Area. More information on Windy Point >>>http://members.psyber.com/asra/tgwind.pdf
Waypoint
Windy Point Bluff
Windy Point is widely recognized as one of the premier wildflower hikes in Auburn SRA, if not all of Placer County.
Waypoint
Rendezvous Yankee Jim's Group
Spot where the Windy Point hikers met the Yankee Jim crew on their way-up to Iowa Hill for a key swap in November 2011.
ClipperCreekWanderer 10-nov-2011
I can hardly wait to make this journey myself. Sorry I keep missing your trips.
Anderson 23-feb-2014
Thanks for including waypoints with photos to this great hike. I'll add this hike to my list of places to visit on my next visit to Sacramento.
Dalits 31-mar-2014
Magnífica ruta y preciosas fotos.
¡¡Que suerte tenéis de disfrutar de esos parajes!!
HispanoMaximo 30-ago-2014
It´s great man, it's really nice, this river look very wild hahaha. Seriusly, I like the photo and the trail.
Bye! https://www.wikiloc.com/outdoor-trails/iowa-hill-road-to-yankee-jims-bridge-2194621#wp-2194624/photo-824551
Berta NC 3-gen-2018
Great trail @FoothillHikers, thank you!!
A Blanes 18-set-2018
Magnífica ruta y preciosas fotos.
¡¡Que suerte tenéis de disfrutar de esos parajes!!
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