| Round-trip mileage: 4-6 miles miles |
| Difficulty: 2 ( 1=Easy,2=Moderate,3=Strenuous ) |
| Description: |
This park opened to the public in October of 2006. It has 7 miles of trails suitable for hiking, running, biking, and horseback riding. And though it says 7 miles. The trails criss-cross and loop so that you could not do a 7 mile hike and have hiked the whole park. In 2 hikes, I have done about 10 miles and still have more to go.
For more info check out http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Facility/Parks/hiddenfalls.aspx.
While the map mentions difficulties from easy to difficult, I found the difficult were not difficult. Even as out of shape as I am, they only rank as moderate becasue they will take over 5 miles to do them. |
| Directions: |
| To visit the park, Get to Auburn. Head North on Hwy 49 towards Grass Valley from Hwy 80. After about 2.5 miles, turn left on Atwood Road (west) from Highway 49 until it becomes Mt. Vernon Road. Follow Mt. Vernon Rd. to Mears Road(about 3.5 miles from DeWitt Center). Turn right (north) on Mears Road and follow to Mears Place. Park hours are from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset daily.For a map, http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Facility/Parks/~/media/fac/fac%20%20%20parks%20and%20grounds%20division/documents/Hidden_Falls_Vicinity_Map.pdf.ashx.
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