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Great 20mi MTB loop. Some challenging lava near Fish lake. Thanks to those who engineered those lava stretches. And the folks who maintain this trail… lots of sawdust
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Rough Forest Service Road.
Rugged country. Better be driving a high clearance, 4WD rig.
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Attempted to hike this on March 22. The gravel road to get to the trail was snowed in about 11 miles from the trail. But could be managed with a 4wheel drive vehicle. Be prepared for this if coming early. Made it to the trailhead and hiked in 5 miles before loosing the trail because of snow. It was my first time on this trail and was not looking to lose the trail and bushwhack. Also saw bear tracks in the snow about the size of two of my fists decided it was a good time to turn back. Also this early in the season the trail is covered in fallen trees. The two creeks crossings in the beginning miles were manageable if you are willing to jump from rock to rock and get in thigh deep water. Overall the first 5 miles seem very difficult not just difficult. We had one person from the group get a tick and I got poison oak.
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Good hike to do once for the views. Hike is tough as its about 4K elevation gain. It took about 6 hours up and down. Trail is pretty easy to follow. There are a lot of reports of people getting lost. Don’t let this deter you. Just follow the white dots and stay on the ridge. The top section is probably too difficult for dogs. Bring enough water.
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This route into Cliff Lake is steep and rocky. There are better options if Cliff Lake is your destination.
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Amazing views from the top but difficult hike. Be comfortable with heights and steep hiking. Bring plenty of water, gps map, bug spray, trekking poles, sunscreen, and food for a 10 hr trek.
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Long gravel road to the trailhead.
Gorgeous hike and views
Wildflowers thick as a carpet.
Complete loop from Seattle Bar to Carberry Creek was 36 miles of rugged Siskiyous.
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Amazing views of Mt. Shasta and Mt. McLaughlin. Gorgeous alpine meadows and countless distant peaks. Hiked the PCT trail for part of the way.
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New London Trail isn’t well maintained. This loop includes some road walking.
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An awesome hike! Gaia has it rated as a difficult loop, but we found it fairly easy. Some nice climbing, but the trail is very well maintained and even. It has spectacular old growth forest with beautiful views. We went the first week of October and the fall colors were at peak, and we even found a patch of snow on the trail! The big tree is magnificent, but all of the trees are fabulous! Highly, highly recommend this hike! We will be returning for sure!!
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Nice hike with good views. First 2-3 miles is the hardest. Gets easier at trail junction.
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A few buddies and I hiked 40 miles along the rogue River Trail. We hiked from Graves Creek to Foster Bar. The trail winds along the river the whole way occasionally taking you into the forest and into beautiful open Meadows covered in wildflowers. Along the river the mountain has been carved out and you hike with Cliffside’s on your right and the river below you. If you are afraid of heights be aware the trail can be very narrow in some points and along high cliffs.
The weather was almost perfect with temperatures topping out in the upper 50s and reaching down to mid 40s in the evening. We occasionally had sprinkles of rain and on the second day it did downpour on us while we were setting up camp. Oregon weather in the month of May is very unpredictable. If we would have hiked the same trail a week prior it would’ve been in the 90s.
There was a lot of poison oak so if you plan on hiking this trail be prepared for that. There are also ticks, and bears so come prepared to deal with the wildlife and critters as well. We only saw one or two sites with bear boxes so come prepared to hang your food and consider bringing bear spray.
Many of the toilets along the way we're locked for us but I'm assuming they will be open starting on Memorial Day weekend. Parts of The trail were also not very well kept with downed trees we had to climb over or go off trail to traverse.
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