Trail Gulch
- 5.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,477 ft
- climb
- 6,985 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Trail Gulch 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.
Trail Gulch is a 5.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Scott River Ranger District of Klamath National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The route rises from about 5,538 feet to about 6,985 feet, with a one-way climb of 1,477 feet, and the trail surface is natural. The hike is rated moderate. The trail is short enough for a day trip, and the surrounding area offers several other destinations within a mile or two. For more time on foot, Long Gulch is about 0.4 miles away and Carter Meadows Interior is about 0.9 miles away. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail passes about 1.2 miles off. For an overnight stay, Carter Meadows Horse Group campground is about 0.6 miles away.
- Long GulchHiking0.4 mi
Carter Meadows Horse GroupCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.6 mi- Carter Meadows InteriorHiking0.9 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Trail CreekCamping2.8 mi
- East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverCanoeing5.3 mi
- Taylor CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
- Coffee CreekCanoeing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Long GulchHiking · Next door
- Pacific Crest National Scenic TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Trail Gulch Lake TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Trail Gulch TieHiking · ~3 min drive
- Carter Meadows InteriorHiking · ~2 min drive
- North Fork Coffee Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Long Gulch LakeHiking · ~4 min drive
- Fish Lake CreekHiking · ~4 min drive
- South Fork LakesHiking · ~3 min drive
- Rush Creek TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Carter Meadows Horse GroupCamping · ~1 min drive
Russian PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Mkauffmann, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East Fork South Fork Salmon RiverCanoeing · ~9 min drive
Eaton LakeMountain biking · ~12 min drivePhoto: sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Marshy LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
