Clikaputi Trail
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
54 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
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
Here's your ride, mapped
Clikaputi Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 54 ft
- Highest point
- 1,124 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,065 ft
Gear for the day
Photos
Directions & GPX
About this trail
Clikaputi Trail is a 0.98-mile out-and-back route in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 179 feet of elevation on singletrack terrain rated as moderate difficulty by IMBA.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,124 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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, 9.8 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan55° high40° low
- Feb59° high42° low
- Mar63° high44° low
- Apr70° high48° low
- May79° high55° low
- Jun88° high63° low
- Jul97° high69° low
- Aug96° high68° low
- Sep90° high63° low
- Oct78° high55° low
- Nov62° high46° low
- Dec54° high41° low
Where it is
- Shasta Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Mount Shasta-McCloud Seasonal Area and Road Closure
information · posted Sep 4, 2026
Bailey Cove Road Closure Order
caution · posted Sep 4, 2026
Panther Basin and Panther Meadows Area and Use Restrictions
information · posted Sep 2, 2026
Upper Ski Bowl Parking Restriction Order
information · posted Aug 28, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mt. Shasta Wilderness Area Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mud and Ash Creek Area and Road Closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Jones Valley Cg-F (Upper)Camping0.1 mi
- Jones Valley Cg-F (Lower)Camping0.2 mi
- Clikaputi Loop TrailMountain biking0.5 mi
- Mariners Point Group CampgroundCamping2 mi
- Dry CreekCanoeing4 mi
- Salt CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Packers Fish LoopHiking6.6 mi
- Redding AreaRock climbing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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