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Sagehen Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
California

Sagehen Creek Trail

Truckee, California

4.5 mi

Distance

758 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 37m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sagehen Creek Trail is a loop trail in Nevada County, California. It is 4.5 miles long and gains 758 feet. The nearest town is Truckee, California, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,817 ft
Max:1,886 ft
Gain:231 ft
Loss:231 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,817 ft and 1,886 ft across 4.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,817 ft1,840 ft1,863 ft1,886 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.3 mi3.4 mi4.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,883 ft
High point4.5 mi1,886 ft
End4.5 mi1,883 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Truckee, CA · about 3 mi away
County:
Nevada County, CA

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

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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