Stevens Trail/North Fork American River

It's a lot of fun. Not nearly as steep as some reviews imply, it's a 1200' foot drop over 3.5 miles, 7 miles round trip. I think if you keep following the official trail along the river it's more like 4.5 each way. The views are great and the swimming hole is very, very nice, as are many along the American North Fork. I'm really starting to like the foothills.


Pictures above and below respectively from Steve Schmorleitz and Gambolin Man.