Last winter, we ran across one of the trailheads of the North Umpqua Trail (NUT), complete with a map of the entire trail. Our eyes about popped out of our heads when we saw that we had an easily accessible 80 mile trail within a couple of hours of home. We looked at each other and knew at that moment that we would be backpacking the NUT during the summer of 2019.
The following posts outline our 7 days on the trail in late July 2019, including where we stayed, our mileage, and observations along the way. Fortunately for us, I think we outnumbered the mosquitoes and we rarely saw any wildlife, other than a few small snakes and several dead birds. We also saw variety of wildflowers over the course of the trail.
We started at the Kelsay Valley trailhead and ended at the Wright trailhead (the Tioga segment was closed, due to slides and an unsafe trail). Total ground covered: exactly 60 miles.
The posts are broken up so that they cover the segments outlined in the trail "brochure," although our camps were generally mid-segment.
Happy trails!
We started at the Kelsay Valley trailhead and ended at the Wright trailhead (the Tioga segment was closed, due to slides and an unsafe trail). Total ground covered: exactly 60 miles.
The posts are broken up so that they cover the segments outlined in the trail "brochure," although our camps were generally mid-segment.
Happy trails!
Gear
Day 1: Lemolo Segment - best waterfalls
Day 2: Dread & Terror Segment - best campsite
Day 3: Hot Springs Segment - shortest trek
Day 4: Deer Leap Segment - driest
Day 5: Jessie Wright & Marsters Segments - most populated (Wright)
Day 6: Calf & Panther Segments - best forest scenery (Panther)
Day 7: Mott Segment - easiest
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