The Hites Cove Trail listed there is actually the OHV portion of the trail it appears. The Hite Cove trail follows the South Fork of the Merced River upstream for its entire route - a happy choice since the Merced consummately.
Hites Cove Trail Mariposa County California
I highlighted the names of the two pathsroads and marked the split with a highlighted circle.
Hites cove trail map. 2 - 4 miles 32 - 64 km round trip for a just-to-smell-the-flowers excursion. Hite CoveSavage Lundy Trailhead is a trailhead in Sierra National Forest Sierra Nevada CA. Buckingham Mountain Topographic Quad We headed out Jerseydale Rd.
Hite Cove Trail hiking offers spectacular early morning spring wildflower displays. They were found on the Savage-Lundy hiking trail near Hites Cove which was once a thriving mining community after gold was discovered in 1861. Those who just want to dawdle and smell the wildflowers may hike to a nice lunch spot alongside the river at about 2 miles in.
This map shows Hites Cove Rd as a hike with unmarked trails shown as well. On July 13 Sierra National Forest officials posted a warning about high concentrations of algae which can produce extremely dangerous toxins that can sicken or kill people and animals in the water in the Merced River at Hites Cove. I believe they didnt know the route they took was an access road.
But that trail tracking the south fork in the northern portion of the map is not an OHV trail as far as I can tell. Martycrooks 6 months 3 weeks ago. This moderate hike is 72 miles and ends at the remains of the old Hite Mine.
View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. Hite Cove Trail hiking offers spectacular early morning spring wildflower displays. At these sub-2000-foot elevations the ground cover runs.
The Hites Cove foot trail is even further to the west and not part of the loop. Highway 140 Hite Cove Trail Wildflowers Hike- 4321 102651 AM. There is an abundance of wildflowers in the spring which look spectacular.
1900 feet 580 meters Total Elevation Gain. 9 miles 144 km round trip to Hite Cove Trailhead Elevation. Hite Cove itself is an abandoned mining settlement some 45 miles 72 km down the trail.
The Savage Lundy Trail is a 28-mile long trail and is the most difficult trail in the area near the south fork of the Merced River and the Devils Gulch. The trail ends at Hite Cove and meets the Hites Cove Mine Rd. They reportedly continued 19 miles to the Savage Lundy Trail intersection.
Forest Service Trail 20E014 and by then the temperatures spiked to 92 to 99 degrees. Camping is allowed at Hite Cove but campfire permits are required. Hites Cove also called Hites Cove or Hite Cove is located on the Wild and Scenic South Fork of the Merced River about 45 miles east of HWY 140 near El Portal.
The 2 unmarked trails are SL and HC OHV. GadgetgirlClick 7 years 6 months ago. Merced River Drainage In The Area Of Devils Gulch.
Rosbi 4 years 4 months ago. The Ahwahneechees were the first inhabitants of Hite Cove area for. View Larger Map Hike Distance.
Here is a screen shot from Bing maps. The family is believed to have hiked on foot 22 miles from Hites Cove Trail Head to US. This was once a mining community after the discovery of gold there in 1861 but it burnt down in 1924.
Bug repellent is recommended. It starts well above the canyon floor but descends to the river after roughly a mile and a half 25 km. The Hite Cove trail rolls through the narrow canyon of the south fork of the Merced River.
The fork in the Hites Cove Rd road as I interpret as depicted by Bing Maps splits into Hites Cove Trail to the NW and continues the Hites Cove Road to the East. There is little elevation gain but the trail requires moderate effort because it drops in and then. I would refer you to Cloudy Dayz post 86 with the map.
Camping is allowed at Hite Cove but campfire permits are required. Hites Cove is the location of an historic gold mine from the goldrush days when thousands of people lived and mined in the Jerseydale and Hites Cove area. 100 feet 30 meters Map Notes.
Forest Service Trail 20E014 where the elevation is 1930ft and estimated temperatures were between 92 and 99 degrees. The Hites Cove Trail. 7199-7187 Savage-Lundy Trail Mariposa CA 95338 USA.
The first 34 mile of the trail is private land. The family walked 22 miles down the partially paved Hites Cove Road trail to US. It offers spectacular views of the South Fork of the Merced River and the surrounding Sierra Nevada National Forest.
The trail begins at about 1900 feet elevation and meanders upstream 45 miles to the former mining camp of Hite Cove. Which you can follow down to CA route 140. The first 34 mile of the trail is private land This moderate hike is 72 miles and ends at the remains of the old Hite Mine.
Mikey 3 years 3 months ago. It starts near the town of Hites Cove also called Hites Cove or Hite Cove. Which turned into Hites Cove Rd following it to the end of the good part of the road where there is a wide open area that looks like it has been used for camping and who knows what in the past.
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