4.3 miles
Distance
1,555 ft
Climb
-1,864 ft
Descent
2,677 ft
High Point

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  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    West Salmon Mountains
    Orleans, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

This is part of the historic route up the Salmon River. From gold rush days until the construction of the Salmon River Road crossing the Grant Bluffs in the 1920s, the trail was the only access up river to reach Forks of Salmon, Sawyers Bar, and points beyond. One can see that portions of the trail remain deeply incised from the hooves of thousands of pack trains that once traveled the trail to reach mines and settlements up river.

From the north, after mostly traversing forest, the trail reaches a ridge with views up Butler Creek and across the river to Tom Payne and Portuguese Peaks. The trail continues to ascend, topping out at a saddle between the Butler Creek and Lewis Creek drainages. The descent south is attractive in spring, and has views up Lewis Creek and across Salmon River.

The first 0.6 mile of the north end of the trail borders private property, so please stay on the trail.

source: Six Rivers NF | Orleans RD Trail Conditions
More Stats for Butler Mountain Trail hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -309 ft
  • Altitude min
    853 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,162 ft
  • Altitude end
    853 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -152.1%
  • Grade min
    85.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    430 ft
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      Jun 15, 2022 @ 7:13am
      Jun 15, 2022
      		 As of late June 2022, clearing of smaller material has now been completed along the full length of the trail. It is all passable for...
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