California · Hiking · Marble Mountain Wilderness

Cold Spring

Cold SpringPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
0.8 mi
round trip
191 ft
climb
6,298 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Klamath National Forest.

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Cold Spring is a short, easy hike in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, part of the Scott River Ranger District of Klamath National Forest in California. The trail is about 0.8 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 191 feet, and it makes an out-and-back trip from a low point of about 6,078 feet to a high of about 6,298 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is natural-surfaced and sits entirely within designated wilderness. It pairs easily with other outings in the area. Shadow Lake is about 0.6 miles away, and Shadow Lake Trail is about 1.2 miles off. Little Elk Lake lies about 1.5 miles away, and the Marble Mountain climbing area is about 2.1 miles from the trail.

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