Hanson Bar Trail

California

California

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5.0 mi

Distance

7,451 ft

Gain

3h 33m

Time

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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

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.0 mi
Elevation gain
7,451 ft
Elevation loss
7,451 ft
Highest point
4,836 ft
Lowest point
2,016 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Hanson Bar Trail is a 9.92-mile out-and-back hike in California with 7,451 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,836 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
4,571 ft
High point
4,836 ft
Total climbing
7,451 ft
Total descent
7,451 ft
Steepest stretch
53% grade around mile 3.4 on the way out
Length (round trip)
9.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Feather River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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