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Kelsey National Recreation Trail

In the Siskiyou Mountains

Regional route96 km · 59 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: South Kelsey 4.4 mi · 7.1 kmExplore Siskiyou Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J4°-5°466
  2. F5°-5°380
  3. M7°-5°373
  4. A9°-3°199
  5. M13°1°109
  6. J18°4°46
  7. J24°8°11
  8. A23°8°17
  9. S21°5°38
  10. O15°2°176
  11. N7°-3°446
  12. D4°-5°596

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Kelsey National Recreation Trail is a regional hiking route in Six Rivers National Forest, California, United States of America, about 96 km (59 mi) in length. It is in the Siskiyou Mountains. It lies about 29 km southwest of Happy Camp.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
96 km · 59 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Siskiyou Mountains (Klamath Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
29 km SW of Happy Camp (Siskiyou County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Six Rivers National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
From / to
Crescent City → Fort Jones
Route centre
41.6588, -123.3996
Route start
41.6753, -123.6858
OpenStreetMap
relation 18353789
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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