North Umpqua Trail

North Umpqua Trail
View of a small waterfall on the Dread and Terror Section of the North Umpqua Trail
Length	79 mi (127 km)
Location	Douglas County, Oregon, United States
Trailheads	Swiftwater Wright Creek Mott Panther Calf Marsters Soda Springs Toketee Lake Hot Springs White Mule Kelsay Valley Digit Point
Use	Hiking Horse riding Mountain Biking
Elevation
Elevation change	4,200 ft (1,300 m)
Highest point	Maidu Lake, 6,000 ft (1,800 m)
Lowest point	Swiftwater Trailhead
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	Easy to Difficult
Months	Lower Sections Open Year Round Upper Sections Late April to Late September
Sights	North Umpqua River Cascade Range
Hazards	Severe Weather Dehydration Wildlife Poison Oak

The North Umpqua Trail is a multi-use trail open for hiking, mountain biking and horse-back riding that follows the North Umpqua River in Southern Oregon, United States. The trail is about 79 miles (127 km) long. It is broken up into 11 sections, ranging from 3.5 to 15.7 miles (25.3 km) in length. The trail ranges in elevation from 800 feet (240 m) to about 6,000 feet (1,800 m).^[1]

Route

The North Umpqua Trail follows the North Umpqua River as it winds west out of the Cascades and towards the city of Roseburg, Oregon. The trail is inside the Umpqua National Forest and closely follows the river most for most of its length. The trail almost completely avoids all human structures, except at one of the trailheads.

point	coord	notes
Swiftwater County Park	43°19′40″N 123°00′13″W / 43.32764°N 123.00353°WCoordinates: 43°19′40″N 123°00′13″W / 43.32764°N 123.00353°W	western end, near Deadline Falls
Fern Creek Falls	43°19′09″N 122°59′21″W / 43.31909°N 122.98924°W	bridge creek crossing with view of falls and North Umpqua
Bob Butte flank	43°17′52″N 122°57′17″W / 43.29776°N 122.95461°W	highest point on Bob Butte, elevation approx. 1700 ft of 2300+
east end of Tioga segment	43°19′31″N 122°47′41″W / 43.32536°N 122.79462°W	joins Mott segment
Maidu Lake	43°15′18″N 121°59′59″W / 43.255°N 121.99972°W	eastern end, near Pacific Crest Trail

References

1. "North Umpqua Trail" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved December 19, 2012.

External links

• North Umpqua Trail Brochure