Hardrock Trail Loop

Trail in Empire Mine State Historic Park · Grass Valley, Nevada County, California

2.4 mi · 52 ft gain · 50m · Loop.

Easy, well-marked loop circling much of the Empire "outback," winding through forested Sierra foothills past mining-history sites.

Trailhead: 39.2082, -121.0562.

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