Trails
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Lakes Basin, Plumas National Forest
Plumas County might seem to have only three stoplights, but it has more than its fair share of great lakes to discover.
Plumas County might seem to have only three stoplights, but it has more than its fair share of great lakes to discover.
Moderate
10.0 mi
16.1 km
16.1 km
Downieville Mountain Biking
This is a very popular descent north of Lake Tahoe which you can shuttle from the Mountain Bike town of Downieville
This is a very popular descent north of Lake Tahoe which you can shuttle from the Mountain Bike town of Downieville
Difficult
19.0 mi
30.6 km
30.6 km
Guides
Plumas County might seem to have only three stoplights, but it has more than its fair share of great lakes to discover.
This is a very popular descent north of Lake Tahoe which you can shuttle from the Mountain Bike town of Downieville
Community Trips
Switchback Adventures trip to Gold Lake
Little Jamison (historical), California, United States
19.6 miles
19.6 miles
Two days camping and trail running organized by SwitchBack Adventures. Base camp on Gold Lake. One loop run around the lake on Saturday (about 10 miles) and then a run to the top of the Sierra Buttes on Sunday (about 9 miles). Incredible views all around. Gold Lake was cold but felt great after both runs. Some great 4WD opportunities, dirt biking, canoeing and hiking as well. Switchback also showed us a...
Ride Stats43 Miles with 6,500' Vertical
This was an amazing trip and on the third attempt we finally found Volcano Lake at the bottom of the Sierra Buttes. It was a tuff hike up the hill for the crew (Erik, Monika, Adrienne, Steven, Arnie, Peter) but we made it. The view to the Lower Sardine Lake was the best and we had a lot of fun. This was really a good trip for the last...
Nice and easy downhill :) Good scenery
Just a quick hike up to Upper Sardine Lakes after we wisely aborted hiking to the top of Sierra Buttes fire lookout at 5:30pm.
Beautiful hike to the Sierra Buttes. A bit difficult due to snow cover. It was my first time here, so finding the trail buried under the snow resulted in a number of wrong turns. The views are fantastic!Full write-up:http://tmeekins.blogspot.com/2011/08/sierra-buttes-july-2011.html
A very nice, short hike in the Sierra Buttes / Graeagle / Gold lakes region. The two lakes are simply beautiful.
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