California · Hiking · Trinity Alps Wilderness

Canyon Scramble

Canyon ScramblePhoto: Jeffrey Pang from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.6 mi
round trip
418 ft
climb
5,783 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Canyon Scramble open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It doesn't name Canyon Scramble, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Canyon Scramble is a 1.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest's Big Bar Ranger District in northern California. The route starts and ends at a low point of 5,360 feet and climbs to 5,783 feet, with a total gain of 418 feet, and it is rated easy. The trail is a natural-surface route that does not allow bikes. The trip is open year round. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route lies entirely within designated wilderness. The closest neighbor is Boulder Creek Lakes, about half a mile away. Sapphire Scramble and Bear Creek are both a few miles off. For climbing, the Trinity Alps climbing area sits about 4 miles away.