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, USA
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 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 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).

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. Since it is in a national forest, the trail almost completely avoids all human structures, except at one of the trail heads.

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