Stellar Volunteer Work! From June 23rd-June 29th 2018 a crew of seven volunteers set out to clear one of the most difficult to navigate sections of the Bigfoot Trail, through the heart of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness. This was a new era for work on the Bigfoot Trail, as we partnered with the Shasta-Trinity […]
Fir Glade Trail
Getting There: Fir Glade Trail The Fir Glade Trail is about an hour drive south of Applegate, Oregon. The roads to Low Gap are fine for 2WD vehicles. The final half mile to Fir Glade will require a high clearance vehicle. The hike itself is moderate, with an elevation gain of around 1,000′ over the […]
Tule Creek Trail
Hayfork, California In the summer of 2015, The Fork Complex fire swept through Hayfork Valley and the surrounding Trinity Mountains. It was a scary time as many locals moved from their homes into the Hayfork fairgrounds to wait out the burn. Several Bigfoot Trail hikers were also waylaid from their journey. Two years later, the […]
BFT in Backpacker Magazine
Laura Lancaster wrote a feature for the January 2017 issue of Backpacker Magazine about her adventure on the Bigfoot Trail in the Marble Mtns.
Little Bald Hills Trail
The Bigfoot Trail Alliance met for our first board retreat. In addition to wonderful conversation and planning, we took a 10 mile hike from the redwoods to the Smith River along the Little Bald Hills Trail.
Fall Color on the BFT
Fall is a time of rejuvenation and my favorite season. With the shift of the California Current, rains begin to fall in California after a summer of drought while the high country along the Pacific Slope finds snow returning. We retreat inside our homes but native plants and animals must adjust to the changes. Some birds migrate, mammals might hibernate, and some plants shed their […]
Bigfoot Trail Begins
Northern California’s Coast Range Mount Linn–also called South Yolla Bolly Mountain–is the highest point in the Coast Range of northern California and where the Bigfoot Trail begins. It is located to the west of Corning but the area might as well be a world away from the population centers of the state; it is rarely noticed […]
Hike to Packers Peak
Five volunteers met up in Coffee Creek, California to summit Packers Peak in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This is the highest point along the Bigfoot Trail, at 7,822′. The peak offers some of the best views…
