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| Crawfish Trail |
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High Point:
4,600 Feet
Usage:
Light
Trail Number:
1,421
Length:
5.4 Miles
Elevation Gain:
3,100 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Low Point:
1,500 Feet
Reservation:
No
Season:
Spring - Fall
From Cottage Grove, Follow I-5 to exit 174 and take Row River Road #2400 east 19 miles to junction of Layng Creek Road #17 and Brice Creek Road #2470. Bear right on Road #2470 and continue for 5.8 miles to trail on south side of road near Dog Creek. The trailhead is 29 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. The trailhead is undeveloped along Road 22 and the upper end on road 2241. The trailhead on Road 22 uses a turnout east of the trail with parking for 2-3 vehicles. There are 2 mid access points along Road 2263-717 with roadside parking for 1-2 vehicles.
Location Information
The Crawfish Trail generally follows ridge lines through a varied forest and clearcuts that provide for an occasional view of the forest around you. The trail gains 3,000 feet through old-growth forest and young vigorous stands. This trail is located in prime timber growing land as you can see by up to three foot long leader growth on the Douglas-fir. The "leader" is the new growth between the annual whorl of side limbs. By counting the number of whorls you can determine a tree's ageThis trail is known as a "way" trail in that it was originally constructed as a direct way to access parts of the forest to patrol for fires. These way trails connected with ridge line trails and fire lookouts and therefor are typically steep (5%-30% in this case). This single track trail is steep with numerous switchbacks that offer an exertive elevation gain for trail users and a challenge for experienced mountain bikers. Water is not available along the trail once you leave Brice Creek. The Crawfish Trail is part of a 11 mile trail loop system connecting with the Knott Trail #1417 with the Adams Mountain Way Trail #1419 and Brice Creek Trail #1403. For a shorter route, this trail crosses over the Dog Creek Road #2263-717 at mile point 1.1 (approx. 150' before Road #811) and again at mile point 2.5. It also crosses over the Adams Mountain. Road #2241 at mile point 7.3.
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