South Fork Trinity River Trail
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 17.23 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,378 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,322 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,760 ft
- TrailRank
- 27
- Min elevation
- 2,254 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 393
- Uploaded
- May 15, 2009
- Recorded
- May 2009
near Forest Glen, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
Spring 2009
This is more of a sightseeing trail than a mountain bike ride, but why would you want to walk when you can ride! And there is some fun riding but nothing that I would describe as really mountain biking, mostly just off-road trail riding.
You can park in the Hell Gate campground or right at the trailhead which is well signed, the trail starts out by crossing a narrow suspension bridge then follows an old narrow road for several miles. When the road fords a creek there is a log bridge with guard rails for hikers and bikers. The trees are big so there's lots of shade and you will pass several cabins along the way.
This is more of a sightseeing trail than a mountain bike ride, but why would you want to walk when you can ride! And there is some fun riding but nothing that I would describe as really mountain biking, mostly just off-road trail riding.
You can park in the Hell Gate campground or right at the trailhead which is well signed, the trail starts out by crossing a narrow suspension bridge then follows an old narrow road for several miles. When the road fords a creek there is a log bridge with guard rails for hikers and bikers. The trees are big so there's lots of shade and you will pass several cabins along the way.
Waypoints
Waypoint
2,680 ft
END
Not actually the end, but it looks like the trail will be returning to it's natural state soon through lack of use.
Waypoint
2,396 ft
Many campsites
Trinity National Forest
Waypoint
2,350 ft
Hell Gate campground
2350 ft
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Looks like a great trail! I saw a couple signs in your photo that said ‘Swim Meadow’, did you bust that spot? Is there a place to swim? Considering this for upcoming 2020 summer, with my older kids.