Marble Creek Trailhead

Views from trail 251 prior to meeting 261 are few and far between.

Marble creek trailhead.

Marble creek in all its glory. A tributary just before meeting marble creek. Open to motorbikes but recommended for advanced riders. Check website for details.

This is a true river trail up and down into and. Joe nf grandmother mtn. Camping is available at many locations along the route. Turn left on marble creek road and go for 9 miles to the top of the ridge to the trailhead.

Campground on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. Trail 261 is part of the marble creek trail system and features fishing opportunities in marble creek remnants of cabins historical logging sites and good huckleberry picking when they are in season. The trail rides the ridge as long as it can before using some switch backs to reach marble creek. Private land blocks the path in both directions so until easements or purchases are negotiated the final route between the two is uncertain.

Marble creek at the upper crossing. There are interesting remnants from logging days of the 1920s. The marble creek section of the ozark trail is an eight mile segment extending to crane lake where it connects with the five mile crane lake national recreation trail. The trail then crosses marble creek imagine small river not creek in a big snow year.

Lots of flowers on trail 261. From baker city oregon north on highway 30 to northrn edge of town to pocahontas road. Note that as this road winds up with multiple bends there are high water bars that require clearance to navigate. Turn left west on pocahontas road and go about 7 miles to the marble creek road becomes forest road 6510.

At the intersection with delaney creek trail 271 take a left nnw and the second part of the trail begins. The marble creek trail is the little orphan of the ozark trail laying half way between the taum sauk and wappapello sections waiting to be connected. The old splash dam and old structures on marble creek. Ferns on trail 261.

It s complete with hitching posts water and campsites. View east in dramatic evening light with long shadows. A fine day hike or overnight backpack the marble creek trail no. Trail on cranberry creek and marble creek in st.

Marble creek camp 3 is a nice horse facility about 13 miles off the paved st. From here you can ride a beautiful set of trails which take you into the old logging camps and past the haunting splash dams. Grandmother mountain view an elevation profile of the trail. 261 features fishing opportunities in scenic marble creek remnants of cabins historical logging sites and good huckleberry picking when they are in season.