Pioneer Express Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 456 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 860 ft
- Max elevation
- 891 ft
- TrailRank
- 35
- Min elevation
- 477 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 16 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 41 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2082
- Uploaded
- June 2, 2019
- Recorded
- June 2019
near Auburn, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
From a parking lot midway down Cardiac Hill from the Gate 144 entrance into the Auburn State Recreational Area off of Maidu Drive in Auburn to Rattlesnake Bar.
Waypoints
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856 ft
The American River
Looking our from a short distance into the trail from the parking lot is this splendid view of the American River canyon above Folsom Lake.
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571 ft
Trail Sign
At the bottom of a steep, long downhill trail from the parking lot is this sign.
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574 ft
Trail Sign for Cardiac Trail
The trail sign showing the regular trail to hike up Cardiac Hill
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466 ft
Picnic table at American River
Near the bottom of Cardiac Hill is a picnic table looking out on the American River
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499 ft
American River cascade area
This minor cascade area is a small up the American River from Folsom Lake.
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430 ft
Weir at Mormon Ravine Bridge
The trail crosses a tributary at Mormon Ravine Bridge and there's a weir slightly upstream.
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