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| Salmon Summit Trail |
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Trail Number:
12W02
Reservation:
No
Season:
Year-round
From Burnt Ranch, The Salmon Summit trail begins at the end of the Green Mountain trail. This trail begins from the Green Mountain trailhead. This trailhead, also Known as the Limstone trailhead, is about 15.5 miles from State Highway 299 via Forest roads 5N13, 6N04, and 6N19. Leave 299 where Big French Creek joins the Trinity River, some two miles east of Del Loma. This trailhead can also be accessed via Forest roads 5N04, 5N13, 6N04 and 6N19 near Swede Creek three miles west of Del Loma.
Location Information
GENERAL INFORMATION: This trail extends along the crest of the Salmon Mountains, encompassing the whole of the upper New River Drainage. it is the main access route from trailheads on the Klamath National Forest, to the north, and it links many of the trail within the New River Drainage to form loops of varying lengths. Several old mining areas are accessed by this trail, including the sites and remains of the Mary Blaine and Summit Mines.
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