California · Hiking · Trinity Alps Wilderness

Waldorff Crossing

23.0 mi
round trip
5,492 ft
climb
5,824 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Waldorff Crossing open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It doesn't name Waldorff Crossing, 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.

Waldorff Crossing is a hard, 23-mile out-and-back hike in California's Trinity Alps Wilderness, on the Big Bar Ranger District of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The trail climbs from a low of about 1,900 feet to a high of 5,824 feet, a gain of roughly 5,500 feet. Horses are allowed on the natural-surface trail, and bikes are not. The route stays open year-round. The Raymond Flat Trail lies about a mile away, and the East Fork North Fork Trinity River is about 2 miles off for paddlers. Pigeon Point Group Camp sits about 5 miles out, and climbers can head to Cortizone Corner, roughly 6 miles away.

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