Clikaputi Loop Trail

California

California

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7.2 mi

Distance

519 ft

Gain

2h 38m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Trail character

Surface
Singletrack

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Elevation & route

Distance
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
519 ft
Highest point
1,316 ft
Lowest point
1,068 ft

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About this trail

Clikaputi Loop Trail is a 7.24-mile hard difficulty singletrack loop in California with 1,423 feet of elevation gain. This challenging black diamond-rated trail is managed by the Forest Service.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
1,316 ft
Total climbing
519 ft
Length
7.2 mi
Shape
Loop

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Shasta Dam, CA weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan55° high40° low
  2. Feb59° high42° low
  3. Mar63° high44° low
  4. Apr70° high48° low
  5. May79° high55° low
  6. Jun88° high63° low
  7. Jul97° high69° low
  8. Aug96° high68° low
  9. Sep90° high63° low
  10. Oct78° high55° low
  11. Nov62° high46° low
  12. Dec54° high41° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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