Near Trail S - South Fork Trail
South Fork looking up. Beautiful!
Near Trail S - South Fork Trail
View down south fork, mid-August. The sweetest trail on earth.

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Trail S - South Fork Trail

5.0 (1 Rating)
A steeper descent through interesting forest.
2.9
mi
Distance
16
ft
Gain
strenuous
Difficulty
Access Issues
Winter, snowmelt, best not rxh alone, no cell signal...

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
2.87mi
Distance
16ft
Elevation Gain
1,153ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
6,020ft
High Point
4,883ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This trail begins at the top near the Box Spring, a cow trail comes off the Trail B - Sand Pit Trail. Follow the trail down the hill, and cross the dam, it begins with a sharp right through singletrack and descends immediately. You'll head down through many rocks and cross a narrow bridge. The trail then winds down the mountain utilizing a very old cow trail and hand built trail. It has many steep descents, and several drop offs with narrow channels. It weaves through pines forest, aspen forest, meadows of thimbleberrys. Due to remoteness, many trees have been known to fall, they are old and rotten at the base, and fall periodically. This trail is so cool. Moss, rocks, and logs. East coast on mountain! It contains a few springs as well, and some areas depending on the rainfall of the period will flow and muddy up sections. Elk, Deer, Cows, and mosquitoes are known to frequent the area.

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Contributors
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