Marble Mountain Wilderness Backpacking Trails

Backtrack to the pct and hike south 1 4 miles to the shadow lake trail and the hike s most spectacular campsite perched at cliff s edge hundreds of feet.

Marble mountain wilderness backpacking trails.

Jen is a bubbly 27 year old australian girl backpacking for the first time in the marble mountain wilderness. A short off trail section brings you to marble mountain s 6 880 foot summit and exquisite views south from 1 000 foot cliffs to the trinity alps and north to the dark hulk of black mountain. You ve arrived at the network of trails that winds through the high valleys below the marble rim. Best backpacking trails in marble mountain wilderness.

We took the sky high lakes trail hooked up. This group met up for a three day backpacking trip on labor day weekend. Cheryl strayed in wild found herself in the marble mountain wilderness of northern california at the midpoint of her pct hike she d been on the trail for approximately 50 days. A california campfire permit is required and are available at any.

Hiking project is built by hikers like you. Etna summit to seiad valley. Mountain tops wildflower laden meadows and an impressive 89 lakes are found in the marble mountains wilderness in northern california. Wilderness permits are not required for trips into the marble mountain wilderness.

Hiking project is built by hikers like you. At 3 9 miles and after a couple of switchbacks and marble staircases near the end of the segment the trail comes to a fork. We chose the marble mountain wilderness because it s roughly halfway between reno tahoe and portland oregon a 5 or 6 hour drive for everyone. The marble mountain wilderness is located in the klamath national forest in northern california.

Local fire restrictions supersede the campfire permit. The pct crosses the wilderness and boulder peak the tallest in the park rises to an impressive 8299 feet. Inquire at the ranger station before having a fire. Reviews 104 photos 370 recordings 76 karl g reviewed lover s camp to sky high and.

104 reviews directions print pdf map. Trails in marble mountain wilderness 30. Taking a left is the most direct route to the sky high lakes basin about 2 miles away and 600 feet up. As she gazed out over the horizon at a sunset made vibrant by distant wildfire smoke she cried her first trail tears.

A current california campfire permit is required to use a camp stove barbecue or have a campfire outside developed campgrounds. 57 1 mi 91 9 km 1 pct. Photos of marble mountain wilderness 86.