Discover the remote ranges of northwestern California
You seek more than just another ho-hum hike. You want rugged wilderness and solitude-a place to push harder and go farther. You crave adventure! The Trinity Alps are a remote, little-explored divide tucked between the Coast Ranges and the Cascades in a half-million acres of backcountry. Grab this comprehensive guide to 600 miles of trails and cross-country routes. Hike to high waterfalls, backpack through deep forests, and camp next to sparkling lakes.
Award-winning outdoors author Mike White presents 55 of the best day hikes and backpacking trips in the region, including trails in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Russian Wilderness, Castle Crags State Park, and Castle Crags Wilderness. Detailed trail maps and GPS trailhead coordinates help to ensure that you know where to go. Complete route descriptions, difficulty ratings, elevation profiles, and more let you know what to expect before you arrive. Plus, with information on access, facilities, campgrounds, resorts, pack stations, and supplies from nearby towns, this handy hiking and backpacking guide provides a wealth of information. Trinity Alps & Vicinity is where your adventures begin.
Table of Contents:
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Summary of Trips
Introduction to the Area
- Natural History and Environment
- Human History
Access, Facilities, and Supplies
- Highways, Cities, and Towns
- Car Camping and Other Recreational Facilities
- Resorts, Bed-and-Breakfasts, and Pack Stations
Hiking and Backpacking Basics
- When and Where to Go
- The Trails
- Staying Safe
- What You’ll Need
- Permits and Practices in the Wilderness
- How to Use This Book
- Caring for the Backcountry
- Map Legend
Chapter 1: Trips in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Trips from CA 299
- Kanaka Peak Trailhead
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- Brandy Creek Falls Trailhead
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- Boulder Creek Falls Trailhead
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- Mill Creek Trailhead
Chapter 2: Trips in Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Trips from CA 3: Weaverville to Callahan
- Stuart Fork Trailhead
- Stuart Fork to Emerald, Sapphire, and Mirror Lakes
- Stuart Fork to Alpine Lake
- Deer Creek and Four Lakes Loop to Long Canyon
- Granite Peak Trailhead
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- Long Canyon Trailhead
- Bowerman Meadows
- Long Canyon, Lake Anna, and Billy-Be-Damn and Echo Lakes
- Swift Canyon Trailhead
- Granite Lake
- Granite Lake and Bear Basin Loop
- Deer Flat, Thumb Rock, and Landers Creek Loop
- Lake Eleanor Trailhead
- Lake Eleanor and Shimmy Lake
- Boulder Lake Trailhead
- Boulder Lakes
- Boulder Lake to Poison Canyon and Lilypad Lake
- Boulder, Lion, Foster, and Sugar Pine Lakes
- Coffee Creek Trailheads
- North Fork to East Fork Coffee Creek Loop
- Union Creek and Dorleska Mine to Big Flat
- South Fork Coffee Creek Loop to Trail Gulch and Long Gulch Lakes
- Adams Lake
- Caribou Basin and Sawtooth Ridge
- Sunrise Basin, Horseshoe Lake, and Ward Lake Loop
- Upper CA 3 Trailheads
- Stoddard Meadow, Stoddard Lake, and McDonald Lake
- Stoddard Lake, Doe Lake, and Eagle Creek
- Big, Little, and Wee Bear Lakes
- Tangle Blue Lake
- Pacific Crest Trail: Scott Mountain Summit to Carter Meadows Summit
- Trips from Forest Service Road 93: Callahan to Cecilville
- Callahan Area Trailheads
- East Boulder Lake
- Middle Boulder and Telephone Lakes Loop
- Mavis, Fox Creek, and Virginia Lakes
- Hidden Lake
- Trail Gulch and Long Gulch Lakes
- Cecilville Area Trailhead
- China Gulch to Grizzly Lake
- Forks of Salmon Trailhead
- High Point to Rock and Red Cap Lakes
- Trip from CA 96: Orleans
- Salmon Summit Trailhead
- Salmon Summit Trail to Red Cap Lake
- Trips from CA 299: Weaverville to Willow Creek
- Weaver Bally Trailhead
- East Weaver and Rush Creek Lakes
- Canyon Creek Trailhead
- Canyon Creek and El Lakes
- Canyon Creek to Boulder Creek Lakes
- Hobo Gulch Trailhead
- North Fork Trinity River to Grizzly Lake
- North Fork Trinity River to Papoose Lake
- New River Divide Loop
- Green Mountain Trailhead
- Green Mountain Trail to North Fork Trinity River
- New River Trailhead
- New River and Slide Creek to Historic Mining District and Eagle Creek
- New River and Virgin Creek to Salmon Summit and Devils Backbone
Chapter 3: Trips in Russian Wilderness
- Trips from Forest Service Road 93 and CA 3
- Deacon Lee Trailhead
- Waterdog and Russian Lakes
- Bingham Lake Trailhead
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- Duck Lake Trailhead
- Big Duck, Little Duck, and Horseshoe Lakes
- Paynes Lake Trailhead
- Trip from Sawyers Bar/Etna Road
- Taylor Lake Trailhead
- Taylor, Hogan, and Big Blue Lakes
Chapter 4: Trips in Castle Crags Area
- Trips in Castle Crags State Park
- Castle Crags State Park Trailheads
- Root Creek
- Crags Trail to Castle Dome
- Flume Trail, PCT, and Bobs Hat Trail Loop
- River Trail
- Trip from Forest Service Road 26
- Forest Service Road 26 Trailhead
- Castle Lake Trail to Mount Bradley Lookout
The Bigfoot Trail
Recommended Reading
Index
About the Author
