North Fork Salmon River Bug Gulch Loop

 

Points Along The Trail

Distance: 0.0
Elevation: 2810'
Mule Bridge Trailhead

Distance: 1.0
Elevation: 3000'
Yellow Dog Creek

Distance: 2.8
Elevation: 3090'
Trail Register

Distance: 3.3
Elevation: 3130'
Campsite 200 yards uptrail with good swimming hole.

Distance: 4.1
Elevation: 3210'
North Fork gorge

Distance: 5.1
Elevation: 3270'
Deer Pen Creek

Distance: 6.2
Elevation: 3370'
Shelly Meadows--Six mile Camp. Campsites at confluence of Right Hand Fork.

Distance: 6.9
Elevation: 3460'
North Fork Crossing

Distance: 8.2
Elevation: 3640'
2nd North Fork Crossing

Distance: 9.3
S 3950'
3rd North Fork Crossing

Distance: 9.7
Elevation: 4190'
Lake of the Island Trail Junction

Distance: 10.0
Elevation: 4250'
Boulder Creek Tributary/4th North Fork Crossing

Distance: 11.1
Elevation: 4700'
5th North Fork Crossing

Distance: 11.6
Elevation: 4700'
Abbott Lake/Bug Gulch Junction. Two camping areas near trail: one on the left, the other above junction at site of Abbot's Upper Cabin. The trail climbs steeply up out of the North Fork Canyon.

Distance: 12.4
Elevation: 5350'
Horse Range Lake Junction. Just beyond trail crosses Pierces Draw and climbs up and over Cold Springs Creek

Distance: 12.8
Elevation: 5500'
Hell Hole Ridge Junction

Distance: 13.4
Elevation: 6390'
Wooley Creek--Big Meadows--Wild Lake Junction

Distance: 15.4
Elevation: 6290'
Saddle west of Peak 6814

Distance: 17.5
Elevation: 6110'
Grants Meadows. There could be some difficulties following trail through meadows.

Distance: 18.9
Elevation: 6930'
Saddle north of Bear Wallow Peak. Good views of wilderness. Trail falls off steeply to Bug Lake

Distance: 20.8
Elevation: 4810'
Good campsite above Cabin Gulch Creek

Distance: 21.4
Elevation: 4480'
Shelly Meadows Trail. Campsites before junction. The Shelly Meadows trail connects to: (5) Pacific Crest Trail and (6) Salmon Mountains PCT via Shelly Fork to Shackleford Creek

Distance: 21.7
Elevation: 4370'
Bug Gulch Creek. Good Campsites before creek.

Distance: 23.6
Elevation: 3780'
Spacious riverside flats. Good swimming.

Distance: 24.0
Elevation: 3710'
Slide Creek

Distance: 25.4
Elevation: 3520'
Bear Wallow Gulch Creek

Distance: 26.5
Elevation: 3370'
North Fork Trail Junction. (6 Mile Camp just upstream).

Distance: 33.7
S 2810'
Mule Bridge Trail head


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