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Empire Mine State Historic Park/California

Orleans Trail

0.5 mi

Distance

105 ft

Elev. Gain

12m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Orleans Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

California Department of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:805 ft
Max:840 ft
Gain:35 ft
Loss:19 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 805 ft and 840 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.805 ft816 ft828 ft840 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi805 ft
High point0.2 mi840 ft
End0.5 mi821 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Grass Valley, CA · in or next to town
County:
Nevada County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Empire Mine State Historic Park · California Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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