Bald Mountain Pct Tie
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
624 ft
Gain
40 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Bald Mountain Pct Tie
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 624 ft
- Elevation loss
- 624 ft
- Highest point
- 6,008 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,651 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Bald Mountain PCT Tie is a 2.5-mile out-and-back trail in California with 624 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,008 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,669 ft
- High point
- 6,008 ft
- Total climbing
- 624 ft
- Total descent
- 624 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 16% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Feather River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Plumas National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Feather River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 17, 2026
Golden Trout Campground Closing for Season August 2, 2026 at 2 p.m.
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- BALD MOUNTAIN TRAILHiking0.8 mi
- Tooms RV CampCamping1.1 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000Hiking1.4 mi
- Red Feather CaliforniaCamping2 mi
- Running Deer (Family Cg)Camping2 mi
- Butte Bar TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Onion Valley CreekCanoeing2.6 mi
- East Branch Slate CreekCanoeing4.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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