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Hilda Mine Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.5 mi
Distance
1,954 ft
Gain
1h 17m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe 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
Big climb
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Hilda Mine Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,954 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,954 ft
- Highest point
- 6,051 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,829 ft
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Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
Hilda Mine Trail is a 2.94-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,954 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,051 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,851 ft
- High point
- 6,051 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,954 ft
- Total descent
- 1,954 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 35% grade around mile 0.9 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.9 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bowman Dam, CA weather station, 8.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan46° high29° low
- Feb47° high28° low
- Mar49° high30° low
- Apr55° high33° low
- May64° high40° low
- Jun73° high47° low
- Jul82° high54° low
- Aug81° high54° low
- Sep77° high51° low
- Oct66° high42° low
- Nov54° high34° low
- Dec45° high29° low
Where it is
- Yuba River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Tahoe National Forest · National forest
Source: USFS EDW boundaries
Conditions
Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Oct 5, 2026
fire-restriction · posted Sep 28, 2026
information · posted Sep 25, 2026
Hoke Valley- Forest Road 860-07 (17E11 Trail) Closed
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Highway 20 Area Camping Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
Sierraville Ranger District Trail Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
14-day Camping Occupancy Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Haypress CreekHiking0.4 mi
- Haypress Creek TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Wild Plum - CgCamping0.7 mi
- Warm Up BoulderRock climbing2.5 mi
- Free For All ValleyRock climbing2.7 mi
- Milton ReservoirCamping2.9 mi
- Jackson Meadow ReservoirLake fishing4.1 mi
- North Yuba RiverCanoeing4.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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