0.0 star · Extra Difficult Out and Back

Empire Creek Trail

Tahoe National Forest · Sierra County, California

Trail length

16.5 km

Time

~4 hrs 46 min

Elevation Gain

886 m

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"An epic challenge to remember from the heart of Sierra County"

The Empire Creek Trail is a 16.5 km looped trail that starts and ends in Downieville, Sierra County, California. Based on our data, the trail is graded as Extra Difficult. For information on how we grade trails, please read measuring the difficulty of a hiking trail on hiiker. Also, check our latest community posts for trail updates.

This trail can be completed in approx 7 hrs 0 mins. Caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info read about how we calculate hike time.