Saint Claire Burn Trail

California

California

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3.1 mi

Distance

4,793 ft

Gain

2h 55m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Klamath 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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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Saint Claire Burn Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.1 mi
Elevation gain
4,793 ft
Elevation loss
4,793 ft
Highest point
5,004 ft
Lowest point
2,204 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Saint Claire Burn Trail is a 6.12-mile out-and-back hike in California with 4,793 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,004 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,204 ft
High point
5,004 ft
Total climbing
4,793 ft
Total descent
4,793 ft
Steepest stretch
38% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
6.1 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Shasta, CA weather station, 46 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan44° high29° low
  2. Feb47° high29° low
  3. Mar53° high32° low
  4. Apr59° high35° low
  5. May69° high41° low
  6. Jun76° high47° low
  7. Jul85° high52° low
  8. Aug85° high50° low
  9. Sep78° high45° low
  10. Oct65° high37° low
  11. Nov51° high31° low
  12. Dec42° high28° low

The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

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 Klamath 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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