North Umpqua Trail
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| North Umpqua Trail | |
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 View of a small waterfall on the Dread and Terror Section of the North Umpqua Trail |
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| Length | 79 mi; 127 km |
| Location | Oregon, United States |
| Trailheads | Swiftwater Digital Point |
| Use | Hiking Horse riding Mountain Biking |
| Elevation Change | 4,200 ft (1280 m) |
| Highest Point | Maidu Lake (6,000 ft, 1828 m) |
| Lowest Point | Swiftwater Trailhead |
| Trail Difficulty | Easy to Difficult |
| Months | Late April to Late September |
| Sights | North Umpqua River Cascade Range |
| Hazards | Severe Weather Dehydration Wildlife |
The North Umpqua Trail is a hiking trail that follows the North Umpqua River in Southern Oregon, United States. The trail is about 79 miles long. It is broken up into 11 sections, ranging from 3.5 to 15.7 miles in length. The trail ranges in elevation from 800 feet to about 6000 feet.
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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. Since it is in a national forest, the trail almost completely avoids all human structures, except at one of the trail heads.
