Bigfoot Trail
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness to Redwood National and State Parks, Northern California
- Distance
- 581.4 km
- Elev. gain
- 29,393 m
- Start
- Ides Cove Trailhead
- Finish
- Crescent City Tsunami, 1964
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km4–2,347 m above sea level514 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
Water sources
- Square Lake
- Cold Spring
- Rush Creek Lake
- Wild Lake
- Buckhorn Spring
- Fern Spring
- Lonesome Lake
- Frog Pond
Campsites
- D Camp
- Chicago Camp
- Saint Jacques Place
- Philpot Campground
- Ripstein Campground
- Big Flat Campground
- Trail Creek Campground
- Idlewild Campground
- Grider Creek Campground
- Trout Camp
- Eightmile Camp
- Little Bald Hills Camp
Summits & passes
- Packers Peak
- Black Marble Mountain
- Lower Devils Peak
- Rattlesnake Mountain
- Goff Butte
- Buck Peak
- Kings Saddle
- Little Grayback
- Harrington Mountain
- Howland Summit
Common questions
- How long is the Bigfoot Trail?
- The Bigfoot Trail is 581.4 km (361.3 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the Bigfoot Trail have?
- The Bigfoot Trail has about 29,393 m (96,434 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the Bigfoot Trail start and finish?
- The Bigfoot Trail runs between Ides Cove Trailhead and Crescent City Tsunami, 1964.
- Is there water on the Bigfoot Trail?
- Far's catalog records 8 mapped water sources along the Bigfoot Trail, including Square Lake, Cold Spring, Rush Creek Lake and Wild Lake. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap581.4 km · 12,851 m gain
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.