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Nevada Point Trail
(12.4 miles from G.T.)
4 steep miles to Nev. Pt.
On New Years Day 1997 the Rubicon River
reched flood stage and we lost the Nevada Pt. bridge for the second
time. It had been rebuilt after the Hell Hole dam failure in 1964 wiped
it out.
Nevada Point is located on the north
side of the Rubicon River across and above its confluence with Pilot
Creek. This trail accesses a lot of territory not easily accessed
without a long drive up and around on Eleven Pines Road across
Ellicott’s bridge.
Near Nevada Point, and close to Dad
Young Spring, is a prehistoric Indian village site (looted many times).
This site was linked to another village site at Big Meadows (20 miles
away) by the Belix Trail.
Directions: Follow
Wentworth Springs Rd. upcountry 8 ¼ miles to turn L on Volcanoville Rd.
Go another 1 ¾ miles and turn R on Rubicon Rd. Realize that this used to
be the main road to Loon Lake before 1963. Follow the main track for
about 2 1/3 miles to the Nevada Pt. trail sign where you’ll turn R to
park up a short ways. Along this route, at a very scenic overlook the
main G.T. ditch rounded what was called “The Horn” before the water got
shortcut through a tunnel. The old ditch can still be seen if you look
up along the road. The vast view here spies the immense Rubicon Canyon.
Way off in the west you can see the conveyor that steals most of the
water from Long Creek and redirects it to the generators at Oxbow
Reservoir.
The Trail begins going
north by dropping steeply 2 miles down to Pilot Creek. At Pilot Creek a
bridge helps you cross and after an eighth mile you get to the remnants
of the river bridge. There’s a great swimming hole here under the
missing bridge. If the water
isn’t running high you can cross on rocks upstream to access the
continuing trail (mostly unused and not maintained) that climbs up to
Nevada Point. At Nevada Point the almost forgotten Tillotson
trail heads west towards Ralston Ridge (see Obscure Trails).
Click HERE to view the
Take A Hike! version of this hike.
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