- Music Creek Trailhead
- 4 hours driving time via Salmon River Rd
- 7 miles round trip hiking distance
- 2 hours hiking time
- ~7100 feet elevation lake
Category: Activities
Hiking PCT in Northwest CA
- From Highway 5 going north/west:
- Castle Crags PCT
- Mt Eddy PCT
- Trinity Alps PCT
- Russian PCT
- Marble Mountain PCT
- Cook and Green PCT
Weeklong Hiking Adventures
- Marble Rim & English Peak – Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Marble Mountain Circuit
- Northern Russian Wilderness Loop
- PCT Russian Wilderness
- PCT Northeast Trinity Alps Wilderness from Scott Mountain to Callahan Summit
- Marble Mountain PCT
- Castle Crags PCT
- Cook & Green PCT
- Grizzly and Papoose Lakes – Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Sapphire and Emerald Lakes – Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Trinity Alps High Route
- Wooley Creek Trail – Marble Mountain Wilderness
Weekend Hiking Adventures
Russian Wilderness:
- Bingham Lake
- Duck Lakes
- Paynes Lake to Upper Albers Lake
- Russian Lake
- Smith Lake
- Statute Lake
- Sugar Lakes + High Lake
- Taylor, Hogan, Big Blue Lake
Marble Mountain Wilderness:
- Marble Rim
Siskiyou Wilderness:
- Bear Lakes
- Buck Lake
- Devil’s Punchbowl
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Boulder Lakes
- Canyon Creek Lakes
- Granite Lake
- Lake Eleanor
- Tangle Blue Lake
- Hidden Lake
- South Fork Lakes
- Fish Lakes
- East Weaver Lake
- East Fork Lakes
- Stoddard and McDonald Lakes
- Long Gulch Lake
- Trail Gulch Lake
Yolla Bolly Wilderness
- North Yolla Bolly Lakee
- Black Rock Lake
Multiweek Hiking Adventures
Day Hiking Adventures
Redwood National Park
- Damnation Creek – Redwood National Park
- James Irving Trail
- California Coastal Trail
Six Rivers National Forest
- Fish Lake – Six Rivers
- Horse Ridge National Recreation Trail
- Lacks Creek Mountain Biking
- Salmon Summit
- Skull Camp Trail
- Dan East Trail
- Grouse Creek Tractor Way
- Mad River Trail
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- Bull Creek Flats
- Grasshopper Peak Lookout
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Lake Eleanor
Russian Wilderness
- Statute Lake
- Bingham Lake
MultiDay Hiking Adventures
King Range Wilderness:
Marble Mountain Wilderness:
- Western Marbles: Marble Rim
- Eastern Marbles: Ukonom
- Pacific Crest Trail – Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Southern Marbles: English Peak
- Southeastern Marbles: Shelly and Maneaten Lakes
- Wooley Creek
Russian Wilderness:
- Northwestern Russians: Taylor, Hogan, Big Blue, Albers, Paynes Lakes Loop
- Eastern Russians: Duck, Eaton, Horseshoe Lakes
- Pacific Crest Trail – Russian Wilderness
- Southern Russians: Russian, Waterdog, Siphon, Bingham Lakes
Siskiyou Wilderness:
- Raspberry Lake and Preston Peak
- Clear Creek National Recreation Trail and Wilderness Falls
- South Kelsey Trail and Bear Lakes
Trinity Alps Wilderness:
- Canyon Creek Lakes
- Caribou Lakes
- Emerald & Sapphire Lakes
- Four Lakes Loop
- Grizzly Lake
- Pacific Crest Trail – Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Papoose Lake
- Smith and Alpine Lakes
Clear Creek National Recreational Trail
Follow Clear Creek National recreation Trail through the heart of Siskiyou Wilderness for 22 miles. Swim at isolated Wilderness Falls, fish, and explore the Siskiyou Wilderness in any direction. Consider starting at the top of the trail near Youngs Valley, and heading downstream going in a southwest descent toward the Klamath River.
Marble Mountain PCT Adventure
- Lovers Camp TH – Marble Valley – PCT – Shackleford TH= 14.2 miles
- Marble Valley Guard Station / Canyon Creek Trail – 5,890 ft
- Canyon Creek Trail 5532 from Lovers Camp Trailhead = 3.8 miles
- Little Marble Valley @ 0.6 miles
- Haypress Trail @ 1.0 miles – 6,230 ft
- Sky High Lakes Trail @ 1.5 miles
- Shadow Lake Trail @ 2.2 miles
- Shadow Lake = 0.3 miles
- Shadow Lake Trail x2 @ 2.9 miles – 6,500 ft
- Red Rock Valley Trail @ 3.2 miles – 6,370 ft
- Red Rock Valley Trail 5538 to Lovers Camp Trailhead = 4.8 miles
- Red Rock Trail to Deep Lake Trail Junction = 1.9 miles
- Deep Lake Junction to Canyon Creek Trail = 2.3 miles
- Red Rock Valley Trail junction with Canyon Creek Trail to Lovers Camp Trailhead = 0.6 miles
- Red Rock Valley Trail 5538 to Lovers Camp Trailhead = 4.8 miles
- Cold Springs Trail @ 3.6 miles
- Shackleford Trail @ 5.1 miles
- Shackleford Trail = 5.3 miles
- Summit Lake @ 0.7 miles
- Little Elk Pass Trail @ 1.1 miles
- Campbell Lake Trail @ 2.3 miles
- Back Meadows Trail @ 2.7 miles
- Campbell Cutoff Trail @ 3.2 miles
- Shackleford Trailhead @ 5.3 miles
- Shackleford Trail = 5.3 miles
- Marble Valley Guard Station / Canyon Creek Trail – 5,890 ft
- Or keep going down the PCT to Shelly Fork Trailhead =16.7 miles
- Kidder Creek Trail saddle / PCT @ ~8.5 miles
- Marten Lake @ 9.8 miles
- PCT / Right Hand Fork Trail 5401 / Shelly Fork Trail @ 12.9 miles from LCTH
- PCT to Shelly Fork Trailhead = 2.1 miles
- Add on Maneaten Lake = ~ 1 mile
- Kidder Creek Trail saddle / PCT @ ~8.5 miles from LCTH
- Maneaten Lake @ ~1/2 mile Crosscountry below west side of saddle
- Add on Wooley, Heather, Blueberry, Osprey, Milne, and Kleaver = ~10+ miles
- PCT / Right Hand Fork Trail 5401 / Shelly Fork Trail @ 12.9 miles from LCTH
- Right Hand Fork / Bug Gulch Trail Junction @ 2.5 miles
- Cabin Gulch Trail @ 2.8 miles
- Cabin Gulch Lake = 1.6 miles (3.2 roundtrip)
- Grants Meadows @ ~ 4 miles
- Cross-Country to Heather Lake saddle above Wooley Lake
- View down to Blueberry Lake
- Cross over northern ridge to Milne Lake
- View down to Kleaver Lake, Climb up to Osprey Lake
Marble Mountain PCT
- Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Marble Mountain PCT Adventure
- Seiad Valley Trailhead to Etna Summit Trailhead = 55.8 miles
- Seiad Valley Trailhead to Grider Creek Campground @ 6.5 miles
- Grider Creek Trail at Road 46N72 @ 14.1 miles
- Buckhorn Spring @ 20.8 miles
- Bear Lake – Turk Lake Trails @ 24.8 miles
- Paradise Lake @ 26.4 miles
- Marble Valley Guard Station / Canyon Creek Trail @ 31.7 miles
- Red Rock Valley Trail / Cold Spring Trail @ 35.0 miles
- Older PCT route to Kidder Lake Trail @ 40.2 miles
- Shelly Fork Trail / Shelly Meadows Trail @ 44.6 miles
- Etna Summit @ 55.8 miles