Soldier Creek Claim Access Trail

California

California

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0.6 mi

Distance

159 ft

Gain

13 min

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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.

    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

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.6 mi
Elevation gain
159 ft
Elevation loss
159 ft
Highest point
1,571 ft
Lowest point
1,493 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Soldier Creek Claim Access is a 1.18-mile out-and-back trail in California with 159 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,571 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,571 ft
High point
1,571 ft
Total climbing
159 ft
Total descent
159 ft
Steepest stretch
8% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
1.2 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Weaverville, CA weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan50° high31° low
  2. Feb55° high31° low
  3. Mar61° high33° low
  4. Apr68° high36° low
  5. May77° high42° low
  6. Jun86° high46° low
  7. Jul95° high52° low
  8. Aug94° high50° low
  9. Sep88° high44° low
  10. Oct75° high36° low
  11. Nov57° high33° low
  12. Dec47° high31° 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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