McKie Camp Trail #1089

From its junction with the Halifax Trail #1088, the McKie Camp Trail (USFS #1089) runs north, past McKie Shelter, to the Stuart Falls Trail (USFS #1078)--this part of the #1089 was not recently restored--and south to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)--this part was restored by the Siskiyou Mountain Club in 2016. Unfortunately, the 2017 Blanket Creek Fire then obliterated the Halifax/McKie junction and obscured the start of the southbound portion of the #1089. But the trail crosses the slope directly east and above the old cabin site, so just climb east until you intersect the faint tread. From Solace Meadow, the #1089 is faint as it trends southwest past the boundary of the Blanket Creek Fire. Once past that, the trail becomes much easier to see and follow as it climbs, eventually through unburned forest, to meet the PCT at a signed junction just south of Maude Mountain.