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South Kelsey Trail

Contact Info
Six Rivers National Forest
Highway 199
PO Box 228
Gasquet, CA 95543

Phone:
707-457-3131
Basics
Length:
17 miles
Difficulty:
Difficult
Time:
9 - 11 hours
Trailhead Elevation:
1050 feet
Elevation Range:
1050 feet to 5775 feet
Elevation Change:
4725 feet

Description

The South Kelsey is a National Recreation Trail of local historical significance. Buck Creek Shelter is a quick 1.7 mile hike with a great swimming hole nearby. Good wilderness camping areas at Elk Horn Bar and Eightmile Creek. Bear Wallows shelter is a short walk near Baldy Peak.

Details

Length:
17 miles
Difficulty:
Difficult
Time:
9 - 11 hours
Trailhead Elevation:
1050
Elevation Range:
1050 feet to 5775
Elevation Change:
4725

Map + Directions

Basic Directions

From Hwy 199 at milepost 7.2, turn onto South Fork road and continue 13.7 miles to the G-O Road (Forest Service Route 15). Turn right onto the G-O Road and travel 3.5 miles to FS road 15N39 on the left. Follow this gravel road 2 miles to the trailhead at the end of the road.


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