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'''The Independence Trail''' is located approximately 7 miles from downtown [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]] within the [[South Yuba River State Park]] in the [[Sierra Nevada (United States)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills within [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]], in Northern [[California]]. The trail is the former [[Excelsior |
'''The Independence Trail''' is located approximately 7 miles from downtown [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]] within the [[South Yuba River State Park]] in the [[Sierra Nevada (United States)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills within [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]], in Northern [[California]]. The trail is the former [[Excelsior Ditch]], which was found and repaired by [[John Olmsted]] and a large group of local volunteers. It is notable for being the first [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] approved wheelchair nature trail.<ref>{{cite web |last=McManis |first=Sam |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/01/5612495/fresh-tracks-wheel-chair-friendly.html |title=Fresh Tracks: Wheel-chair friendly Independence Trail welcomes trekkers of abilities |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=April 30, 2014}}</ref> It topped the list of "favorite trails for 2013" in [[The Sacramento Bee]] newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gonevadacounty.com/2013/12/our-countys-independence-trail-is-top-trail-for-2013-in-sac-bee/ |title=Our County’s Independence Trail is top trail for 2013 in Sac Bee |publisher=Nevada County, California |date=December 26, 2013 |accessdate=April 30, 2014}}</ref> |
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Founded by Olmsted and Sally Cates, and built with help from countless locals, the Independence Trail transformed the historic Excelsior gold mining ditch into the nation's first identified handicapped-accessible wilderness trail. It is now one of the most popular trails in the area, contouring along wooded hillsides, passing live streams, and crossing deep gorges on restored wooden flumes that once transported water for hydraulic mining. |
Founded by Olmsted and Sally Cates, and built with help from countless locals, the Independence Trail transformed the historic Excelsior gold mining ditch into the nation's first identified handicapped-accessible wilderness trail. It is now one of the most popular trails in the area, contouring along wooded hillsides, passing live streams, and crossing deep gorges on restored wooden flumes that once transported water for hydraulic mining. |
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Revision as of 18:53, 24 March 2017
The Independence Trail is located approximately 7 miles from downtown Nevada City within the South Yuba River State Park in the Sierra Nevada foothills within Nevada County, in Northern California. The trail is the former Excelsior Ditch, which was found and repaired by John Olmsted and a large group of local volunteers. It is notable for being the first ADA approved wheelchair nature trail.[1] It topped the list of "favorite trails for 2013" in The Sacramento Bee newspaper.[2]
Founded by Olmsted and Sally Cates, and built with help from countless locals, the Independence Trail transformed the historic Excelsior gold mining ditch into the nation's first identified handicapped-accessible wilderness trail. It is now one of the most popular trails in the area, contouring along wooded hillsides, passing live streams, and crossing deep gorges on restored wooden flumes that once transported water for hydraulic mining.
The trail has two separate sections—West and East—that extend from one main trailhead on California State Route 49.[3][4] Independence Trail West is oriented for most of its length around the canyon of Rush Creek, a large tributary stream that enters the South Yuba River at Jones Bar. The West trail features several wooden flumes, a large covered viewpoint, picnic tables and benches. Flume 28, over 500' in length, crosses above a waterfall on Rush Creek 1.1 miles west of the trailhead. It is a "must see" piece of mining history.
The Independence Trail utilizes the old Excelsior Ditch, built around 1859 to bring high pressure water for hydraulic mining. The ditch tapped the South Yuba river more than two miles upstream from here and ran all the way to what is now the dam at Lake Wildwood, then by the China Ditch to the Smartsville mining district, 15 miles west of Grass Valley. It is a gold country gem and part of the South Yuba River State Park.
References
- ^ McManis, Sam (August 1, 2013). "Fresh Tracks: Wheel-chair friendly Independence Trail welcomes trekkers of abilities". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Our County's Independence Trail is top trail for 2013 in Sac Bee". Nevada County, California. December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Independence Trail West". Bear Yuba Land Trust. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Independence Trail". Nevada County Gold. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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