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Waters Gulch Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 54 Google reviews · Running trail in Lakehead, California · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Loop distance
- 2.8 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Waters Gulch Trailhead's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Hiking area with kid-friendly trails and a lake, plus trees and a creek.
What runners say about Waters Gulch Trailhead
“Great trail with views of the lake and the other half of the trail is a scenic forest type trail.”
“Very beautiful and peaceful a nice long walk through the beautiful woods.”
Great trail for our Angiosperm fieldtrip for botany and had a good time, further towards the packersbay area. In spite of the mud, poison oak, and mosquitos. We had wonderful weather and saw a lot of plants - flowers, ferns, & conifers.
Very private. The trails split off so that's cool. Would live to go again and venture more.
Great trail with views of the lake and the other half of the trail is a scenic forest type trail. The forest portion has access to a beautiful creek. Had to hike off the official trail with a path leading down to a little gem of a spot. It had gorgeous lage rocks and the creek falling into a small pool.
Nice tail, easy to walk and short enough to not need to being water or snacks, but we'r had water anyway. It drops down to a stream and wanders along with a move view of the water (maybe, later into the drought it was noisily a view of dry clay WAY below the tree line.
Trail conditions & character
“It drops down to a stream and wanders along with a move view of the water (maybe, later into the drought it was noisily a view of dry clay WAY below the tree line.”
“the loop spits you out to a parking lot and you will have to walk back to your vehicle on it.”
“Good trail steep at places but with great views of the lake Shasta”
“Very beautiful and peaceful a nice long walk through the beautiful woods.”
“Only real problem was the loop lets off a quarter mile down the road with blind ish turns and people dragging boats down to the marina.”
“An 1/8 +/- mile asphalt road hike between the trailheads.”
Plan your run at Waters Gulch Trailhead
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance2.8 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websitefs.usda.gov
- Phone+1 530-275-1587
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