North Umpqua Trail

North Umpqua Trail
View of a small waterfall on the Dread and Terror Section of the North Umpqua Trail
Length79 mi (127 km)
LocationDouglas County, Oregon, United States
TrailheadsSwiftwater
Tioga
Wright Creek
Mott
Panther
Calf
Marsters
Soda Springs
Toketee Lake
Hot Springs
White Mule
Kelsay Valley
Digit Point
UseHiking
Horse riding
Mountain biking
Elevation change4,200 ft (1,300 m)
Highest pointMaidu Lake, 6,000 ft (1,800 m)
Lowest pointSwiftwater Trailhead
DifficultyEasy to difficult
MonthsLower Sections Open Year Round
Upper Sections Late April to Late September
SightsNorth Umpqua River
Cascade Range
HazardsSevere 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 12 segments, ranging from 3.5 to 13 miles (21 km) in length. The trail ranges in elevation from 800 feet (240 m) to about 6,000 feet (1,800 m).[1]

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