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Mount Ashland Loop Hike

Overview

In the summer, you can drive to the summit of Mount Ashland , the highest peak in the Siskiyou Mountains, but where’s the fun in that? There’s only one trail to the top, the one-mile Summit Trail departing from the ski area parking lot. To make a loop from the summit, which affords far-reaching views in all directions, you’ll have to follow a road down to FR 20, which you’ll use to access the Pacific Crest Trail. The PCT then conveys you eastward across a series of lush wildflower meadows to another road. From here, it’s about ¾ mile on roads back to the ski area.

Trail Stats

Duration
3.2 hr
Length
9.5 km
Elevation Gain
299 m
High Point
2296 m
Low Point
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Grade
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Photos

1200px MountAshlandLoopMap
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500px Bigelow%27s sneezeweed %28Helenium bigelovii%29%2C Pacific Crest Trail%2C Mount Ashland
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500px View to the summit area%2C Pacific Crest Trail%2C Mount Ashland
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500px Siskiyou Mountain owl clover %28Orthocarpus cuspidatus cuspidatus%29%2C Mount Ashland
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500px Looking across to Wagner Butte%2C Mount Ashland
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View to communications antenna from the summit of Mount Ashland
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Tags

loop moderate