- Big Loop = Caribou & Emerald/Sapphire Lakes
- Alpine/Smith + Emerald/Sapphire/Mirror Lakes
- Stuart Fork & Deer Creek to Four Lakes Loop
- North Fork Trinity + Papoose & Grizzly Lakes
- Trinity Alps PCT
Category: Activities
Paynes & Albers Lakes – Russian Wilderness
- Music Creek Trailhead
- 4 hours driving time
- 7.5 miles roundtrip
- 3 miles to Payne’s Lake
- 0.5 miles to Albers Lake
- 0.25 miles to Upper Albers Lake
- Reach Big Blue Lake by cross country hiking to saddle above Upper Albers Lake
Statue Lake – Russian Wilderness
- 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
Hiking PCT in Northwest CA
- From Highway 5 going north/west:
Weeklong Hiking Adventures
Marbles
- Marble Rim & English Peak – Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Wooley Creek Trail – Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Marble Mountain Circuit
Russians
- Northern Russian Wilderness Loop
- PCT Russian Wilderness
- PCT Northeast Trinity Alps Wilderness from Scott Mountain to Callahan Summit
Trinity Alps
- Grizzly and Papoose Lakes (Trinity Alps Wilderness)
- Alpine/Smith + Sapphire/Emerald/Mirror Lakes (Trinity Alps Wilderness)
- Stuart Fork + Deer Creek to Four Lakes Loop
- Trinity Alps Big Loop
- Trinity Alps High Route
Siskiyou/Klamath
- Clear Creek NRT
- Kelsey NRT
- Castle Crags PCT
- Cook & Green PCT
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
- Kidder Creek to Shelley Fork
- Pacific Crest Trail
- Bigfoot Trail
- Crest to Coast Trail
Day Hiking Adventures
Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Lake Eleanor
- Stoddard Lake
Russian Wilderness
- Statute Lake
- Bingham Lake
- Paynes Lake & Albers Lakes
- Taylor & Hogan Lake
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
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.
NorCal Adventures 