Marble Mountain Wilderness Backpacking Trails

We chose the marble mountain wilderness because it s roughly halfway between reno tahoe and portland oregon a 5 or 6 hour drive for everyone.

Marble mountain wilderness backpacking trails.

A short off trail section brings you to marble mountain s 6 880 foot summit and exquisite views south from 1 000 foot cliffs to the trinity alps and north to the dark hulk of black mountain. Local fire restrictions supersede the campfire permit. Photos of marble mountain wilderness 86. Inquire at the ranger station before having a fire.

104 reviews directions print pdf map. Best backpacking trails in marble mountain wilderness. Jen is a bubbly 27 year old australian girl backpacking for the first time in the marble mountain wilderness. As she gazed out over the horizon at a sunset made vibrant by distant wildfire smoke she cried her first trail tears.

Etna summit to seiad valley. A california campfire permit is required and are available at any. 57 1 mi 91 9 km 1 pct. Marble mountain wilderness backpacking.

Hiking project is built by hikers like you. No wilderness permits are required for day or overnight stays in the marble mountain wilderness. Trails in marble mountain wilderness 30. Hiking project is built by hikers like you.

Reviews 104 photos 370 recordings 76 karl g reviewed lover s camp to sky high and. At 3 9 miles and after a couple of switchbacks and marble staircases near the end of the segment the trail comes to a fork. You ve arrived at the network of trails that winds through the high valleys below the marble rim. Taking a left is the most direct route to the sky high lakes basin about 2 miles away and 600 feet up.

This group met up for a three day backpacking trip on labor day weekend. Backtrack to the pct and hike south 1 4 miles to the shadow lake trail and the hike s most spectacular campsite perched at cliff s edge hundreds of feet. Wilderness permits are not required for trips into the marble mountain wilderness. A current california campfire permit is required to use a camp stove barbecue or have a campfire outside developed campgrounds.

We took the sky high lakes trail hooked up. While her boyfriend dave sets up camp jen bounces around their campsite alongside lower sky high lake admiring the high overhanging cliffs glowing orange in the late afternoon light. Cheryl strayed in wild found herself in the marble mountain wilderness of northern california at the midpoint of her pct hike she d been on the trail for approximately 50 days.