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Sisson-Callahan National Recreation Trail

In the Trinity Mountains

Regional route15 km · 10 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Castle Lake 4.7 mi · 7.5 kmExplore Trinity Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J6°-2°243
  2. F7°-1°201
  3. M10°0°173
  4. A14°2°90
  5. M20°6°53
  6. J25°10°26
  7. J30°14°9
  8. A30°14°10
  9. S26°11°17
  10. O19°6°75
  11. N10°1°193
  12. D5°-2°253

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

About 15 km (10 mi) long, Sisson-Callahan National Recreation Trail is a regional hiking route in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, United States of America. It is in the Trinity Mountains. It lies about 6.5 km southwest of Mount Shasta.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
15 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Trinity Mountains (Klamath Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.5 km SW of Mount Shasta (Siskiyou County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
41.3033, -122.4445
Route start
41.2870, -122.3840
OpenStreetMap
relation 18330910
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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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Castle Lake

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Mt. Eddy

5.4 mi · 8.8 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Toad Lake

5.6 mi · 9.0 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Black Butte

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Gateway

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Steam Donkey

6.2 mi · 10.0 km · Shasta-Trinity National Forest

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