Crabtree Meadows

Total Miles
5.0

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Crabtree Meadows
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Trail Overview

This route is one side of the old Shoe Creek Trail that is now gated in the middle at private property. The surface is gravel from the state road to the parking area for the Upper Crabtree Falls and is fairly easily passable. There are a couple of small creek crossings with loose rock before the parking area. The remainder of the route is unmaintained natural surface and rocky. There are numerous large dispersed camping areas along the route. The AT crosses the route and offers hiking opportunities. The trailhead and parking area located around midway is the top-down hike of Crab Tree Falls. No cell service in the area.

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Crabtree Meadows
Crabtree Meadows

Difficulty

Half rough gravel and half unmaintained rocky

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Chris Blankenship
Apr 13, 2025
2020 Jeep Gladiator
Open
Normal
Really a 2 rated trail but there are a few places you can take a tougher line to make it more of a 3.
Mason Wickstrom
Feb 15, 2025
4x4
Open
Snow/Ice
Super slushy, I couldn’t make it up at a certain point and had to turn around. Would have been very easy if there wasn’t so much snow
Rob Alexander
Dec 14, 2024
2022 Ford Bronco
Obstructed
Downed Tree
Downed tree shortly after the parking lot, after the two rocky obstacles.
Rylee A
Nov 29, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Muddy/Wet

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