8.8km
Total Distance
620m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A climb in Castle Crags State Park from the Vista Point trailhead on the Root Creek and Crags trails, up through forest to the foot of Castle Dome, the great granite dome above the crags, with views to Mount Shasta. About 8.8 km out and back with some 620 m of climbing. The mapped trail ends just below the dome; the last moves onto the rock are a scramble.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint
    at the start
  2. 2
    Indian Springs · 3km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 4.4km
Parking
37m from the start
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
Crags Trail

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate