Marble Creek Trailhead

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.

Marble creek trailhead.

Turn left on marble creek road and go for 9 miles to the top of the ridge to the trailhead. There are interesting remnants from logging days of the 1920s. Views from trail 251 prior to meeting 261 are few and far between. Joe nf grandmother mtn.

Marble creek at the upper crossing. Trail on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. Open to motorbikes but recommended for advanced riders. A fine day hike or overnight backpack the marble creek trail no.

Ferns on trail 261. From baker city oregon north on highway 30 to northrn edge of town to pocahontas road. It s complete with hitching posts water and campsites. This is a true river trail up and down into and.

Forest road 6510 is very rough steep and narrow. Lots of flowers on trail 261. Grandmother mountain view an elevation profile of the trail. 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 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. From here you can ride a beautiful set of trails which take you into the old logging camps and past the haunting splash dams. Private land blocks the path in both directions so until easements or purchases are negotiated the final route between the two is uncertain. Continue on marble creek road which becomes fr 6510 for another 7 7 miles until you reach a saddle and the pullout on the left at the signed marble pass trailhead.

A tributary just before meeting marble creek. At the intersection with delaney creek trail 271 take a left nnw and the second part of the trail begins. Campground on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. Note that as this road winds up with multiple bends there are high water bars that require clearance to navigate.

Marble creek camp 3 is a nice horse facility about 13 miles off the paved st. The old splash dam and old structures on marble creek. Joe nf grandmother mtn. Camping is available at many locations along the route.

The trail then crosses marble creek imagine small river not creek in a big snow year. Check website for details. Turn left west on pocahontas road and go about 7 miles to the marble creek road becomes forest road 6510. Marble creek in all its glory.