Free — you'll pick up right here.
Watch this trail
Sign up to watch it — saving subscribes you to gate, closure and report changes.
California
COLD CREEK
7.1 mi
Distance
4,434 ft
Gain
2h 55m
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 Mendocino 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
COLD CREEK
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,434 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,434 ft
- Highest point
- 4,947 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,437 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Cold Creek is a 14.12-mile out-and-back trail in California with 4,434 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 4,947 feet.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Peavine Ridge Trail
~3 min drive
0.98-mile out-and-back hike in California with 762 ft elevation gain.
WEST CROCKETT TRAIL
~5 min drive
4.31-mile loop in California with 1,317 ft gain and 5,078 ft max elevation.
Crooked Tree Trail
~7 min drive
11.61-mile loop in California with 2,362 ft elevation gain/loss
Cold Creek Trail
~10 min drive
14.66-mile out-and-back trail in California with 4,969 ft elevation gain and loss.
Crooked Tree Trail
~5 min drive
0.78-mile out-and-back hike in California with 251 ft elevation gain.
Meyers Trail
~6 min drive
2.7-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,139 ft gain and 3,437 ft max elevation.
Bear Wallow Trail
~9 min drive
13.1-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,908 ft elevation gain/loss
West Peak Access Trail
~10 min drive
0.7-mile out-and-back trail in California with 234 ft elevation gain and loss.
NORTHRIDGE TRAIL
~7 min drive
7.88-mile loop in California with 2,142 ft gain and 6,606 ft max elevation.
Summit Springs Trail
~14 min drive
8.14-mile out-and-back hike in California with 3,073 ft gain/loss and 6,362 ft max elevation.
Also worth it near here
Waters Camp
~3 min drive
Saint John Mountain
~5 min drive
Gray Pine Group Campground
~15 min drive
Eel River
~16 min drive
Letts Lake Campground
~19 min drive