Marble Gap Trail
Photo: Calaina, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5.8 mi
- round trip
- 2,119 ft
- climb
- 6,811 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Marble Gap Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Klamath National Forest.
Temporarily closure of approximately 3.5 miles of National Forest System Roads 47N01
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · Order 05-05-00-26-08 · USFS · Klamath National Forest
Grayback Road Repairs
Agency alert covering Klamath National Forest · USFS · Klamath National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Klamath National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Marble Gap Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back hike in California's Marble Mountain Wilderness, within the Happy Camp Ranger District of Klamath National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface route that climbs from 4,667 feet to 6,811 feet, a gain of 2,119 feet. The trail's climb makes it a moderate outing. The route starts at a low point of about 4,667 feet and rises to a high of 6,811 feet. That makes the total elevation gain about 2,119 feet for the one-way trip. The Marble Rim climbing area sits just 0.1 mile away, and Karst Crag is about 0.4 mile off. The Marble Gap and Sky High Valley hikes are both within about a mile.
Local outfitters
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Route details
- Distance
- 5.8 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 2,119 ft
- Summit
- 6,980 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Other routes up Marble Mountain
Questions about this route
How long is the Marble Gap Trail on Marble Mountain?
About 5.8 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Marble Gap Trail?
About 2,119 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Marble Gap Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How many routes go up Marble Mountain?
2: Marble Gap and Marble Gap Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Marble Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
