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Hiking near Downieville - Indian Valley & Sierra Buttes Hiking

Hiking and backpacking in Sierra County's Indian Valley and Sierra Buttes Region.

Downieville Area Hiking
Bullards Bar Area Hiking

             
Canyon Creek Trail Easy     North Yuba Trail Moderate  
Take Highway 49, 10 miles west of Downieville at the North Yuba River Bridge.
3.5 miles
    Take Highway 49, 7.5 miles west of Downieville at the Rocky Rest campground. 7.5 miles  
             
Fiddle Creek Ridge Trail Mod-Diff     Halls Ranch Trail Difficult  
Highway 49, 8.5 miles west of Downieville, Right on Cal-Ida Road for 1/4mile. 4.0 miles     Highway 49 5 miles west of Downieville, Indian Rock Day Use Area.
5.5 miles

 
             
Brandy City Pond Trail Easy     Devil's Postpile Trail Easy  
Highway 49 8.5 miles west of Downieville, Cal-Ida Road for approximately 7 miles.
1.0 mile
    Highway 49 8.5 miles west of Downieville, Cal-Ida Road for approximately 15 miles. 0.1 mile
 
             

Sierra Buttes

           
Butcher Ranch Trail Difficult     Pauley Creek Trail Difficult  
Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy, Left on Packer Lake Rd. to Packer Saddle 6 miles. 4.0 miles     Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy, Left on Packer Lake Rd. to Packer Saddle 6 miles.
3.5 miles

 
             
Deer LakeTrail Difficult     Upper Salmon Trail Easy  
Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy, Left on Packer Lake Road to Packer Saddle Campground. 2.5 miles     Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy, Left on Salmon Lake Road to Upper Salmon Lake.
2.0 miles

 
             
Sand Pond Trail Mod-Diff     Tamarack Lakes Trail Difficult  
Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy.Left on Packer Lake Road to Sand Pond. 0.8 mile     Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy. Left on Packer Lake Road to Packer Lake.
4.2 miles

 
             
Sierra Buttes via Tamarack L. Difficult     Sierra Buttes via PCT Difficult  
Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy.Left on Packer Lake Road to Packer Lake. 3.5 miles     Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy, left on Packer Lake Road to Packer Saddle 6 miles.
2.5 miles

 
             
Lakes Basin Ridge Trail Mod-Diff     Haskel Peak Trail Moderate  
Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy.Left on Packer Lake Road to Packer Saddle. 12.0 miles     Highway 49 to Gold Lake Hwy.Right on FS Road 09 for approximately 8 miles.
1.5 miles

 
             
             
             
             
             

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