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Mountain Bike

9.3 miles

Distance

1,859 ft

Climb

-1,858 ft

Descent

2,619 ft

High Point

Great Whiskeytown loop.
Head up the Whiskeytown Shasta Trinity NRA road.
When you hit the upper parking lot with the restroom continue uphill on the Brandy Creek Falls Trail.
a ways up you will start heading slightly downhill and there is a trail that will go uphill on your left.
Follow that up onto Chimney.
Follow the trail until you end back up on the Shasta Whiskeytown Trinity NRA road, then go left. Ride up the road a bit, you will pass the road that goes left up to Shasta Bally. About 100 yards past that road on your left Middle Icebox will start. follow that down, eventually you will come back up on the road, follow the road down. Then the next turn out go left and down the Lower Ice Box. Follow this all the way to the bottom parking lot.

Detailed Description

Chimney to Ice Box loop is a 9 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Redding California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 6 trails. This route climbs 1,859 ft with a max elevation of 2,619 ft then descends -1,858 ft.

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Riding area

Whiskeytown
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

4

Brandy Creek Road

Brandy Creek Falls Trail

Rich Gulch Trail

Middle Ice Box

Avg time

2 hr 53 min
Altitude min

1,274 ft
Altitude start

1,275 ft
Altitude end

1,273 ft
Grade max

-48.9%
Grade min

40.3%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Brandy Creek Falls Trail	May 17, 2025 @ 7:32pm 1 day	Some big trees down
Icebox	May 8, 2024 @ 12:50pm May 8, 2024	reporter
Middle Ice Box	May 8, 2024 @ 12:50pm May 8, 2024	reporter
Chimney	May 8, 2024 @ 12:48pm May 8, 2024	Thanks to the Park Service and a local contractor, the trail is free of tree fall! reporter
Brandy Creek Road	Feb 24, 2024 @ 4:32am Feb 24, 2024