Please arrive at the trail head at 7:25a. We’ll start the hike promptly at 7:30a. 😊💪🏻
Please research Stevens Trail to see if this is something you want to do!
Per the All Trails App:
Explore this 7.6-mile out-and-back trail near Colfax, California. Generally considered a CHALLENGING route, it takes an average of 3 h 53 min to complete.
This trail is very scenic and rich in history - it is on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by Truman Allen Stevens, it was used as a toll road for miners that needed to get from the mining town of Iowa Hill to the railroad town of Colfax. The trail was forgotten but then rediscovered in 1969 by a boy scout, Eric Kiel, and re-charted as part of his scouting project. Today it is maintained by the Bureau of Land Management.
Although it is not far from the north branch of the American River, Stevens Trail has little shade and can become dangerous during the summered due to extreme heat and lack of shade.
From Auburn, take I-80 east to the 2nd Colfax exit and turn left on the frontage road, N. Canyon Way. Continue 0.6 miles; turn left into a small parking area.
